Moliterno
Sign in to saveMoliterno (Lucano: Mulitiernu) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Castelsaraceno, Grumento Nova, Lagonegro, Lauria, Montesano sulla Marcellana, Sarconi, Tramutola.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Moliterno
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Moliterno
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Castello medievale - Moliterno 17.jpg
- Italian comune.imagesize
- 300px
- Italian comune.image_caption
- View of Moliterno
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Moliterno-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.region
- Basilicata
- Italian comune.province
- Potenza (PZ)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Fontana D'Eboli, Piano Di Maglie, Rimintiello, Tempa Del Conte
- Italian comune.mayor
- Giuseppe Tancredi
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 97.63
- Italian comune.population_total
- 4345
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 31 December 2009
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Moliternesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 879
- Italian comune.istat
- 076050
- Italian comune.saint
- St Dominic
- Italian comune.day
- August 4
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Moliterno (Lucano: Mulitiernu) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Castelsaraceno, Grumento Nova, Lagonegro, Lauria, Montesano sulla Marcellana, Sarconi, Tramutola.
==History== Tradition states that Moliterno was built after the destruction of Grumentum by the Saracens, which occurred between 872 and 975. Several Grumentini, who had escaped the massacre, settled around a tower built by the Lombards. Moliterno was later a possession of the Normans.