San Fele

Infobox CityIT
official_name = Comune di San Fele
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region = RegioneIT|sigla=BAS
province = ProvinciaIT (short form)|sigla=PZ (PZ)
mayor =
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elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 864
area_footnotes =
area_total_km2 = 96
population_footnotes =
population_as_of = 31-5-07
population_total = 3579
pop_density_footnotes =
population_density_km2 = 37
coordinates = coord|40|49|0|N|15|32|0|E|region:IT_type:city(3579)
gentilic = Sanfelesi
telephone = 0976
postalcode = 85020
frazioni = Agrifoglio, Armatieri, Difesa, Cecci, Montagna, Pierno, Priore, Masone, Signorella, Cerrito
saint = San Giustino martire and San Sebastiano
day = 30 July and 20 January
mapx = #expr:40 + 49 / 60.0
mapy = #expr:15 + 32 / 60.0
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native_name = San Fele
name = San Fele
website = http://www.comune.sanfele.pz.it/

San Fele is a town and "comune" in the province of Potenza in the Basilicata region of Italy.

Geography

It is bounded by the comuni of Atella, Bella, Castelgrande, Filiano, Muro Lucano, Rapone and Ruvo del Monte.

History

After the battle of Bovino, Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, ordered that a fortress be built in this area to protect against Byzantine incursions. This site was chosen for its obvious defensive advantages. In 969 CE, the castle-fortress was completed. The constructors of the fortress, being from Venosa, dedicated the fortress to their protector-saint, Saint Felix (San Felice).