Castelgrande
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Castelgrande is a town and comune
in the province of Potenza
, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata
. It is bounded by the comuni of Laviano, Muro Lucano
, Pescopagano
, Rapone
, San Fele
.
Castelgrande is part of the Comunita' Montana di Marmo Platano http://www.cmplatano.it/.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in the province of Potenza
Province of Potenza
The Province of Potenza is a province in the Basilicata region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Potenza.-Geography:It has an area of 6,545 km² and a total population of 387,107 . There are 100 comuni in the province .-History:In 272 B.C. the province was conquered by the Greek army...
, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata
Basilicata
Basilicata , also known as Lucania, is a region in the south of Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia to the north and east, and Calabria to the south, having one short southwestern coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea between Campania in the northwest and Calabria in the southwest, and a...
. It is bounded by the comuni of Laviano, Muro Lucano
Muro Lucano
Muro Lucano is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata, southern Italy.-History:The town is situated on the site of the ancient Numistri, at the foot of the Apennines, the scene of a battle between Hannibal and Marcellus in the second Punic war.-Main sights:The...
, Pescopagano
Pescopagano
Pescopagano is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata . It is bounded by the comuni of Cairano, Calitri, Castelgrande, Castelnuovo di Conza, Conza della Campania, Laviano, Rapone, Sant'Andrea di Conza, Santomenna.-Main sights:*Torre dell'Orologio , built on the...
, Rapone
Rapone
Rapone is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Calitri , Castelgrande, Pescopagano, Ruvo del Monte, San Fele....
, San Fele
San Fele
San Felè is a town and comune in the province of Potenza in the Basilicata region of Italy.-Geography:It is bounded by the comuni of Atella, Bella, Castelgrande, Filiano, Muro Lucano, Rapone and Ruvo del Monte.-History:...
.
Castelgrande is part of the Comunita' Montana di Marmo Platano http://www.cmplatano.it/.