Melfi

Melfi (Lucano: ) is a town and comune in the Vulture area of the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Geographically, it is midway between Naples and Bari. In 2015 it had a population of 17,768.

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Melfi is a town in the Vulture area of Potenza province in southern Italy's Basilicata region, located geographically between Naples and Bari. As of 2015, it had a population of about 17,768 residents.

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Italian comune.name: Melfi
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Melfi
Italian comune.image_skyline: Melfi Paesaggio.jpg
Italian comune.image_flag: Flag of Melfi.svg
Italian comune.image_caption: View of Melfi
Italian comune.image_shield: Melfi-Stemma.svg
Italian comune.image_map: Map of comune of Melfi (province of Potenza, region Basilicata, Italy).svg
Italian comune.map_caption: Melfi within the Province of Potenza
Italian comune.region: Basilicata
Italian comune.province: Potenza (PZ)
Italian comune.frazioni: Camarda, Capannola, Foggianello, Foggiano, Isca ricotta, Leonessa, Masseria Casella, Masseria Catapane, Masseria Menolecchia, Parasacco, San Giorgio di Melfi, San Nicola, Vaccareccia, Villa Mariannina
Italian comune.mayor: Giuseppe Maglione
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 210
Italian comune.population_total: 17878
Italian comune.population_as_of: 31 December 2017
Italian comune.population_demonym: Melfitani
Italian comune.elevation_m: 532
Italian comune.istat: 076048

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Melfi
Demonym: melfitani
Population: 17092
Area: 206.23
Elevation: 513
Official website: www.comune.melfi.pz.it
Image: Melfi dai cappuccini.JPG
Dialing code: 0972
Licence plate code: PZ

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Commons category: Melfi
postal code: 85025
Commons gallery: Melfi
P11012: Alfred Molina

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19 sections

Contents

Geography
History
Early history and Middle Ages
Modern history
20th and 21st centuries
Main sights
Castle
Cathedral
Palazzo del Vescovado
Norman Walls
Museum
The rock church of Santa Margherita
Economy
Industry
Food production
Sport
People
References
External links

==Geography== On a hill at the foot of Mount Vulture, Melfi is the most important town in Basilicata's Vulture, both as a tourist resort and economic centre. Its municipality lies next to the borders with Campania and Apulia, and borders with Aquilonia (AV), Ascoli Satriano (FG), Candela (FG), Lacedonia (AV), Lavello, Monteverde (AV), Rapolla, Rionero in Vulture and Rocchetta Sant'Antonio (FG). Its hamlets (frazioni) are the villages of Camarda, Capannola, Foggianello, Foggiano, Isca ricotta, Leonessa, Masseria Casella, Masseria Catapane, Masseria Menolecchia, Parasacco, San Giorgio di Melfi, San Nicola, Vaccareccia and Villa Mariannina.