Lavello
Lavello (Potentino: ) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata of southern Italy; it is located in the middle Ofanto valley, in the Vulture-Melfese region.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Lavello
- Italian comune.official_name
- Città di Lavello
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Lavello.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- View of Lavello
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Lavello-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.province
- (PZ)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Gaudiano
- Italian comune.mayor_party
- Lavello Civica
- Italian comune.mayor
- Pasquale Carnevale
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 132
- Italian comune.population_total
- 12863
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 1 January 2024
Article
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- History
- Climate
- Demographics
- International relations
- Twin towns — Sister cities
- Famous citizens
- Notes and references
Lavello (Potentino: ) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata of southern Italy; it is located in the middle Ofanto valley, in the Vulture-Melfese region.
==History== The area of Lavello was settled in prehistoric times, as attested by findings of an Iron Age village. The town originated as a Daunian and then Roman settlement, known as Forentum. It was an important stronghold during the Lombard rule in southern Italy, and here was killed Sicard of Benevento (839).
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