San Mauro Forte is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.
History The area was established in the sixth century.The Italian village of San Mauro Forte
It was probably part of Magna Graecia.1905 Print Ancient Greek Inscriptions S Mauro Forte Matera Stone Language XHD4, This is an original 1905 black and white halftone print of a stone with a Greek inscription from San Mauro Forte near Matera. The stone can now be found in the Naples museum.
Geography The town is on a hill, above sea level, in the west central part of the province. To the north are the communes of Salandra (14 km/9 miles), Oliveto Lucano (15 km/9 miles) and Garaguso (17 km/11 miles). To the east is Ferrandina (31 km/20 miles) with Craco (25 km/15 miles) and Stigliano (31 km/20 miles) to the south. Accettura is (14 km/9 miles) to the south. The provincial capital, Matera, is 70 km/44 miles away, while the administrative capital of the adjacent province, Potenza, is 66 km/41 miles away.
San Mauro Forte is included in the administrative grouping of Upland Communes of the Matera Hills.
Main sights Torre Normanna, "Norman Tower"Torre Normanna, San Mauro Forte , Province of Matera, Basilicata, Italy
The sixteenth-century Church of Santa Maria Assunta, in which are preserved valuable paintings from the eighteenth century; The Church of the Annunciation, built in the sixteenth century by Franciscan monks, with an adjoining convent; The Church of St. Mary of the Angels (also known as Chapel of the Rosary or Saint Lucia), of ancient origins; The eighteenth-century Church of St. Vincent, with a majolica tiled floor and an eighteenth-century organ; The noble palaces, such as Palazzo Arciaerie (today seat of the Town Hall) and Palazzo Lauria, famous for its Baroque-style portal.
Religious festivals The Feast of Saint Maurus, 15 January Campanacci, the "Festival of the Cowbell", 16 January“The Festival of the Cowbell” in San Mauro Forte”Soundmasks in resounding places - Listening to the Campanaccio of San Mauro Forte, Nicola Scaldaferri, Sonic ethnography, Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526151988.00009 , Online Publication Date: 15 Dec 2020
St Anthony the Abbot, 17 January The Feast of Saint Roch, 3 September
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Demographic Population census
See also Carnival of Satriano di Lucania
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