Castelmezzano

Castelmezzano is a southern Italian municipality ( comune ) in the province of Potenza, in the Basilicata with about 835 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012 ). The community is located about 23.5 kilometers southeast of Potenza at the Parco naturale di Gallipoli Cognato - Piccole Dolomiti Lucane and belongs to the Comunità Montana Alto Basento.

History

In the 6th and 5th centuries BC Greek colonists first settled on the Basento and founded the city Maudoron. When the Saracens in the 10th century devastated the villages in the south of Italy, the displaced residents settled on the rock and founded today's Castelmezzano.

Personalities

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