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Montemurro — Comune — Comune di Montemurro
Coat of armsLocation of Montemurro in Italy Coordinates: 40°18′N 15°59′E / 40.3°N 15.983°E Country Italy Region Basilicata Province Potenza (PZ) Frazioni Le Piane Area - Total 56.54 km2 (21.8 sq mi) Elevation 723 m (2,372 ft) Population (30 March 2008)[1] - Total 1,428 - Density 25.3/km2 (65.4/sq mi) Demonym Montemurresi (Local dialect: munt'murris') Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 85053 Dialing code 0971 Patron saint St. George and St. Maurice[2] Saint day 23 April (St. George) and 16–18 August (St. Roch) Website Official website Montemurro is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.
The Italian-American Lucchese crime family mobster brothers Raymond Montemurro and Monte Montemurro share their last name with the town. Monte Montemurro would later play a small part in the 1967 Air France Robbery.
References
Categories:- Cities and towns in Basilicata
- Communes of the Province of Potenza
- Basilicata geography stubs
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