Country Italy Demonym(s) Marsicoveteresi Postal code 85050 Province Province of Potenza Local time Monday 7:59 PM | Province / Metropolitan city Potenza (PZ) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Elevation 1,037 m Region Basilicata | |
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Frazioni Barricelle, Villa d'Agri Weather 4°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 71% Humidity | ||
Marsicovetere is a town of 5,253 inhabitants and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.
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Map of 85050 Marsicovetere Province of Potenza, Italy
Geography
It is bounded by the comuni of Calvello, Grumento Nova, Marsico Nuovo, Paterno, Tramutola and Viggiano.
Historically important is the historic center, the old Marsicovetere, although the most population resides today in Villa d'Agri, a hamlet (frazione) representing the new part of the town, at 600 metres (2,000 ft) of elevation. The other municipal hamlet is Barricelle.
History
Marsicovetere was an ancient city of the Marsi in the Agri River valley, later conquered by the Romans. In the year 1000 it was seat of a county. In 1498 King Frederick IV of Naples donated it to the Caracciolo family, who held it until 1777 save a brief parenthesis under the Di Palmas. In 1860 it was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy.