Venosa
Sign in to saveVenosa (Lucano: ) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata, in the Vulture area. It is bounded by the comuni of Barile, Ginestra, Lavello, Maschito, Montemilone, Palazzo San Gervasio, Rapolla and Spinazzola. It is one of ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
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Venosa is a town in the southern Italian region of Basilicata, located in the province of Potenza within an area known as the Vulture. It is recognized as one of Italy's most beautiful villages, making it notable for its cultural and aesthetic significance.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Venosa
- Italian comune.official_name
- Città di Venosa
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Venosa.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- View of Venosa
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Venosa-Stemma.svg
- Italian comune.region
- Basilicata
- Italian comune.province
- Potenza (PZ)
- Italian comune.mayor
- Francesco Mollica (Azione)
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 170.39
- Italian comune.population_total
- 11863
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 31 December 2015
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Venosini
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- History
- Antiquity
- Late antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Modern era
- Main sights
- People
- Twin towns
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Venosa (Lucano: ) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata, in the Vulture area. It is bounded by the comuni of Barile, Ginestra, Lavello, Maschito, Montemilone, Palazzo San Gervasio, Rapolla and Spinazzola. It is one of ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
==History== ===Antiquity=== The city was known as Venusia ("City of Venus") to the Romans, who credited its establishment—as Aphrodisia ("City of Aphrodite")—to the Homeric hero Diomedes. He was said to have moved to Magna Graecia in southern Italy following the Trojan War, seeking a life of peace and building the town and its temples to appease the anger of Aphrodite for the destruction of her beloved Troy. thumb|left|Funerary inscription from the 1st century AD, relating to the burial of a couple of freedmen The town was taken by the Romans after the Third Samnite War in 291 BC and became a colony for its strategical position between Apulia and Lucania. No fewer than 20,000 men were sent there, owing to its military importance.