Rionero in Vulture

Rionero in Vulture
Comune di Rionero in Vulture
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Rionero in Vulture is located in Italy
Rionero in Vulture
Rionero in Vulture
Location of Rionero in Vulture in Italy
Rionero in Vulture is located in Basilicata
Rionero in Vulture
Rionero in Vulture
Rionero in Vulture (Basilicata)
Coordinates: 40°55′N 15°40′E / 40.917°N 15.667°E / 40.917; 15.667
CountryItaly
RegionBasilicata
ProvincePotenza (PZ)
FrazioniMonticchio Bagni, Monticchio Sgarroni
Government
 • MayorLuigi Di Toro
Area
 • Total53.52 km2 (20.66 sq mi)
Elevation
643 m (2,110 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2015)[2]
 • Total13,230
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
DemonymRioneresi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
85028
Dialing code0972
Patron saintSt. Mark
Saint dayApril 25
WebsiteOfficial website

Rionero in Vulture (Arbëreshë Albanian: Arrionero) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is located on the slopes of Monte Vulture in the northern part of the region. The village was founded and historically inhabited by the Arbëreshë minority, who no longer retain the language and the cultural Arbëreshe heritage.[3]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Population data from Istat
  3. ^ De Rosa, Luigi (2000). "The Balkan Minorities (Slays and Albanians) in South Italy". The Journal of European Economic History: 260. Rionero in Vulture was also founded by the Albanians from Corone, but subsequently the indigenous population assimilated Italian characteristics, causing the abandoning of the Albanian language and customs.