Moliterno

Moliterno (Lucano: Mulitiernu) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata.

It is bounded by the comuni of Castelsaraceno, Grumento Nova, Lagonegro, Lauria, Montesano sulla Marcellana, Sarconi, Tramutola.

Tradition states that Moliterno was built after the destruction of Grumentum by the Saracens, which occurred between 872 and 975.

Several Grumentini, who had escaped the massacre, settled around a tower built by the Lombards.

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