Moliterno
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CountryItaly
FrazioniFontana D'Eboli, Piano Di Maglie, Rimintiello, Tempa Del Conte
Elevation879 m (2,884 ft)
DemonymMoliternesi
Moliterno
Mulitiernu | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Moliterno | |
 View of Moliterno | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Moliterno Location of Moliterno in Italy  Moliterno Moliterno (Basilicata) | |
| Coordinates: 40°14′32.1″N 15°52′2.5″E / 40.242250°N 15.867361°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Basilicata |
| Province | Potenza (PZ) |
| Frazioni | Fontana D'Eboli, Piano Di Maglie, Rimintiello, Tempa Del Conte |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giuseppe Tancredi |
| Area | |
• Total | 97.63 km2 (37.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 879 m (2,884 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2009)[2] | |
• Total | 4,345 |
| • Density | 44.50/km2 (115.3/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Moliternesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 85047 |
| Dialing code | 0975 |
| ISTAT code | 076050 |
| Patron saint | St Dominic |
| Saint day | August 4 |
| Website | Official website |
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.
Main sights
Churches
- Chiesa Madre, inside it houses the painting of The Deposition, attributed to the 17th-century painter Pietrafesa.
- Chiesa del Rosario
- Chiesa della Trinità
- Chiesa Santa Croce
Chapels
- Madonna del Carmine
- Chiesa Santa Barbara
- Cappella di San Pietro
- Chiesa di San Rocco
- Cappella dell' Angelo
