Miglionico

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Miglionico
Comune
Comune di Miglionico
Location of Miglionico
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Coordinates: 40°34′N 16°30′E / 40.567°N 16.500°E / 40.567; 16.500
Country	Italy
Region	Basilicata
Province	Matera (MT)
Government
• Mayor	Francesco Comanda
Area [1]
• Total	88.84 km2 (34.30 sq mi)
Elevation	465 m (1,526 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	2,461
• Density	28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Demonym	Miglionichesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	75010
Dialing code	0835
Patron saint	St. Peter
Saint day	June 29
Website	Official website

Miglionico (Lucano: Megghiuòneche) is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in Basilicata, southern Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").^[3]

Main sights[edit]

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• The massive Castello del Malconsiglio ("Castle of the Bad Council"), built in the 8th-9th century and enlarged in 1110 and in the 15th century.
• The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

History[edit]

Despite the legend assigning its foundation to the famous Greek wrestler Milo of Croton (whence the name), Miglionico was most likely founded by the Oenotrians, a local Italic tribe. After the Greek colonization, it was held by the Lucani, followed by the Samnites until 458 BC, when it was conquered by the Romans.

In the Middle Ages the story of Miglionico was strongly connected to that of its large castle, which was held by the Hauteville Normans and then by the Sanseverino. After the latter where slaughtered by order of Frederick II (1245), Miglionico was assigned to his son Manfred. After the latter's fall, however, the Sanseverino were re-instated, holding the town until the abolition of feudalism.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Miglionico Selected Civil Records

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