Lauria

thumb|240px|Saint James church. thumb|240px|Monument to Roger of Lauria. Lauria is a town and comune of the province of Potenza, in Basilicata, southern Italy, situated near the borders of Calabria. It is a walled, medieval town on the steep side of a hill, with another portion of municipal territory in the plain below.

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Lauria is a medieval walled town in southern Italy's Basilicata region, located on a hillside near the Calabria border with both elevated and lowland portions of its territory. The town is notable enough to have a monument dedicated to Roger of Lauria, a historical figure, and features the Saint James church among its landmarks.

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Key facts

Italian comune.name: Lauria
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Lauria
Italian comune.native_name: Lauria
Italian comune.image_skyline: 10 Maggio 2016 Lauria (2).jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: View of Lauria
Italian comune.image_map: Map of comune of Lauria (province of Potenza, region Basilicata, Italy).svg
Italian comune.map_caption: Lauria within the Province of Potenza
Italian comune.region: Basilicata
Italian comune.province: Potenza (PZ)
Italian comune.frazioni: see list
Italian comune.mayor_party: Action (Italian political party)
Italian comune.mayor: Gianni Pittella
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 176.63
Italian comune.population_total: 12669
Italian comune.population_as_of: 31 March 2018
Italian comune.population_demonym: Laurioti
Italian comune.elevation_m: 430
Italian comune.istat: 076042