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Barile
Sign in to saveBarile (; Lucano: ) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Potenza, in the Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni, of Ginestra, Rapolla, Rionero in Vulture, Ripacandida, and Venosa. The town is an ancient Arbëreshë settlement, and the population still maintains strong links with that culture. The noun, barile, means 'barrel' in Italian.
Barile is a small municipality in southern Italy's Basilicata region, located in the province of Potenza and bordered by several neighboring towns. The town is historically significant as an ancient Arbëreshë settlement, with residents continuing to maintain strong cultural ties to that heritage.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Barile
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Barile
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Barile (PZ).jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- View of Barile
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Barile-Stemma.gif
- Italian comune.region
- Basilicata
- Italian comune.province
- Potenza (PZ)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Cerrocigliano
- Italian comune.mayor
- Antonio Murano
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 24.13
- Italian comune.population_total
- 2524
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- January 1, 2025
- Italian comune.population_demonyms
- Barilesi (Barliotë in Arbëreshë)
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 620
- Italian comune.istat
- 076011
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 85022
- Italian comune.area_code
- 0972
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Barile (; Lucano: ) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Potenza, in the Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni, of Ginestra, Rapolla, Rionero in Vulture, Ripacandida, and Venosa. The town is an ancient Arbëreshë settlement, and the population still maintains strong links with that culture. The noun, barile, means 'barrel' in Italian.
The people of Barile speak Italian and Arbëreshë, a dialect of Albanian. The locals managed to preserve Albanian language and culture over the centuries, as the village was founded by groups of Greek and Albanian immigrants. The first flow of immigrants is considered to have settled in the area in 1447.
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