Marsicovetere

Marsicovetere
—  Comune  —
Comune di Marsicovetere
Marsicovetere Location of Marsicovetere in Italy
Coordinates: 40°22′N 15°50′E / 40.367°N 15.833°E / 40.367; 15.833Coordinates: 40°22′N 15°50′E / 40.367°N 15.833°E / 40.367; 15.833
Country	Italy
Region	Basilicata
Province	Potenza (PZ)
Frazioni	Barricelle, Villa d'Agri
Government
– Mayor	Sergio Claudio Cantiani
Area
– Total	37.82 km2 (14.6 sq mi)
Elevation	1,037 m (3,402 ft)
Population (March 2008)
– Total	5,253
– Density	138.9/km2 (359.7/sq mi)
Demonym	Marsicoveteresi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	85050
Dialing code	0975
Patron saint	St. Bernardino of Siena
Saint day	May 20
Website	Official website

Marsicovetere is a town of 5.253 inhabitants and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Calvello, Grumento Nova, Marsico Nuovo, Paterno, Tramutola, Viggiano.

Historically important is the historic center, the old Marsicovetere, but now much of the population resides in Villa d'Agri, the new part of the town, at 600 m of altitude.

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.