Filiano
Sign in to saveFiliano (Lucano: ) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni (Municipalities,) of Atella, Avigliano, Forenza, Ripacandida, San Fele. The history of the town starts from the 16th century when the people of Avigliano left the ancient castrum to clear new land in the Vitalba valley, in which many towns were formed, including Filiano. Today, it is noted for its traditional agriculture, local food products, and cultural heritage, with traces of earlier human presence visible in the prehistoric rock art of the Grotta de
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Filiano
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Filiano
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Palazzo Corbo della famiglia Corbo.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- View of Filiano
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Filiano-Stemma.gif
- Italian comune.region
- Basilicata
- Italian comune.province
- Potenza (PZ)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Dragonetti, Forenza Scalo, Scalera, Sterpito di Sopra, Sterpito di Sotto, Inforchia, Luponio, Don Ciccio
- Italian comune.mayor_party
- Civic List "Democrazia Partecipata"
- Italian comune.mayor
- Francesco Santoro
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 70
- Italian comune.population_total
- 3293
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 2003
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Filianesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 597
- Italian comune.istat
- 076032
- Italian comune.saint
- St. Mary of the Rosary
- Italian comune.day
- Second Sunday of August
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Filiano (Lucano: ) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni (Municipalities,) of Atella, Avigliano, Forenza, Ripacandida, San Fele. The history of the town starts from the 16th century when the people of Avigliano left the ancient castrum to clear new land in the Vitalba valley, in which many towns were formed, including Filiano. Today, it is noted for its traditional agriculture, local food products, and cultural heritage, with traces of earlier human presence visible in the prehistoric rock art of the Grotta dei Pisconi.
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