Rionero in Vulture

Rionero in Vulture is a municipality in the province of Potenza, in the Italian region of Basilicata. In Rinero in Vulture vines are grown for the red wine Aglianico del Vulture.

In Rionero live 13,411 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2012). The place is located in the Vulture area. The neighboring municipalities are Aquilonia (AV), Atella, Barile, Calitri (AV), Melfi, Rapolla, Ripacandida and Ruvo del Monte.

In the village stands a monument commemorating 16 shot dead by the German Wehrmacht inhabitants on 24 September 1943.

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