Maschito
Maschito (; Lucano: ) is a town and comune of the province of Potenza, in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. Like other towns in the Vulture area, Maschito was repopulated by Albanian refugees after the occupation of Albania by the Ottoman Empire.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Maschito
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Maschito
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Scorciopaese.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- View of Maschito
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Stemmamas.gif
- Italian comune.province
- (PZ)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Caggiano, Cancada, Cantarella, Casano, Cerentino, Cerentino-Settanni, Cesina, Fontana d'Argento, Manes, Monte Calvello, Oreficicchio, Piano del Moro, Piano della Trinità, Serra della Nocelle, Sterpara
- Italian comune.mayor
- Antonio Mastrodonato
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 45
- Italian comune.population_total
- 1834
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 2007
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Maschito (; Lucano: ) is a town and comune of the province of Potenza, in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. Like other towns in the Vulture area, Maschito was repopulated by Albanian refugees after the occupation of Albania by the Ottoman Empire.
==Geography== Located Northeast of Basilicata, it is a small town covering a hill named Mustafà, about above sea level. It is bounded by the comuni (Municipalities), of Forenza, Ginestra, Palazzo San Gervasio, Venosa.
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