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San Mauro Forte
Comune in Basilicata, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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San Mauro Forte is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.
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History
The area was established in the sixth century.[3]
It was probably part of Magna Graecia.[4]
Geography
The town is on a hill, 540 metres (1,770 ft) above sea level, in the west central part of the province. To the north are the communes of Salandra (14 km/9 miles), Oliveto Lucano (15 km/9 miles) and Garaguso (17 km/11 miles). To the east is Ferrandina (31 km/20 miles) with Craco (25 km/15 miles) and Stigliano (31 km/20 miles) to the south. Accettura is (14 km/9 miles) to the south. The provincial capital, Matera, is 70 km/44 miles away, while the administrative capital of the adjacent province, Potenza, is 66 km/41 miles away.
San Mauro Forte is included in the administrative grouping of Upland Communes of the Matera Hills.
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Main sights
- Torre Normanna, "Norman Tower"[5]
- The sixteenth-century Church of Santa Maria Assunta, in which are preserved valuable paintings from the eighteenth century;
- The Church of the Annunciation, built in the sixteenth century by Franciscan monks, with an adjoining convent;
- The Church of St. Mary of the Angels (also known as Chapel of the Rosary or Saint Lucia), of ancient origins;
- The eighteenth-century Church of St. Vincent, with a majolica tiled floor and an eighteenth-century organ;
- The noble palaces, such as Palazzo Arciaerie (today seat of the Town Hall) and Palazzo Lauria, famous for its Baroque-style portal.[6]
Religious festivals
- The Feast of Saint Maurus, 15 January
- Campanacci, the "Festival of the Cowbell", 16 January[7][8]
- St Anthony the Abbot, 17 January
- The Feast of Saint Roch, 3 September
Gallery
Torre Normanna "Norman Tower"
View of the village
La Chiesa madre (Main church)
Demographic
Population census
See also
References
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