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Moliterno — Comune — Comune di Moliterno 
Coat of armsLocation of Moliterno in Italy
MoliternoCoordinates: 40°14′32.1″N 15°52′2.5″E / 40.24225°N 15.867361°E Country Italy Region Basilicata Province Potenza (PZ) Frazioni Fontana D'Eboli, Piano Di Maglie, Rimintiello, Tempa Del Conte Government - Mayor Giuseppe Tancredi Area - Total 97.63 km2 (37.7 sq mi) Elevation 879 m (2,884 ft) Population (31 December 2009)[1] - Total 4,345 - Density 44.5/km2 (115.3/sq mi) Demonym Moliternesi Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 85047 Dialing code 0975 Patron saint St Dominic Saint day August 4 Website Official website Moliterno is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Castelsaraceno, Grumento Nova, Lagonegro, Lauria, Montesano sulla Marcellana, Sarconi, Tramutola.
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History
Tradition states that Moliterno was built after the destruction of Grumentum by the Saracens, which occurred between 872 and 975. Several Grumentini, who had escaped the massacre, settled around a tower built by the Lombards. Moliterno was later a possession of the Normans.
Main sights
Churches
- Chiesa Madre, inside it houses the painting of The Deposition, attributed to the seventeenth-century painter Pietrafesa.
- Chiesa del Rosario
- Chiesa della Trinità
- Chiesa Santa Croce
Chapels
- Madonna del Carmine
- Chiesa Santa Barbara
- Cappella di San Pietro
- Chiesa di San Rocco
- Cappella dell' Angelo
References
External links
- Official website (Italian)
Categories:- Basilicata geography stubs
- Cities and towns in Basilicata
- Communes of the Province of Potenza
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