Pietrapertosa is a town and comune

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 Accettura

Accettura

Accettura is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Calciano, Campomaggiore, Cirigliano, Oliveto Lucano, Pietrapertosa, San Mauro Forte and Stigliano....

, Albano di Lucania

Albano di Lucania

Albano di Lucania is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata....

, Campomaggiore

Campomaggiore

Campomaggiore is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata....

, Castelmezzano

Castelmezzano

Castelmezzano is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Albano di Lucania, Anzi, Laurenzana, Pietrapertosa, Trivigno.-History:...

, Cirigliano

Cirigliano

Cirigliano is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.Cirigliano is an ancient town whose origin is uncertain. It is surrounded by walls and towers. Cirigliano is a typical medieval village which still has a castle tower with an oval base and a...

, Corleto Perticara

Corleto Perticara

Corleto Perticara is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Armento, Gorgoglione , Guardia Perticara, Laurenzana, Montemurro, Pietrapertosa, Viggiano....

, Gorgoglione

Gorgoglione

Gorgoglione is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata....

 and Laurenzana

Laurenzana

Laurenzana is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata . It rises on a spur between the torre Camastro and the wood surrounding the Serrapotamo valley.-History:...

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Pietrapertosa is part of I Borghi più Belli d'Italia (The most beautiful villages in Italy

The most beautiful villages in Italy

The most beautiful villages in Italy , is an Association that notes small Italian towns of strong artistic and historical interest...

), an Italian association that notes small towns of strong artistic and historical interest. The association includes 200 comuni, including four others in 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...

, viz. Acerenza

Acerenza

Acerenza is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.-History:With its strategic position 800 m above sea-level, Acerenza has been sacked by a series of invaders....

, Castelmezzano

Castelmezzano

Castelmezzano is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Albano di Lucania, Anzi, Laurenzana, Pietrapertosa, Trivigno.-History:...

, Guardia Perticara

Guardia Perticara

Guardia Perticara is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata....

 and Venosa

Venosa

Venosa is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata, in the Vulture area. It is bounded by the comuni of Barile, Ginestra, Lavello, Maschito, Montemilone, Palazzo San Gervasio, Rapolla and Spinazzola....

, all in Potenza.

Pietrapertosa was the lifelong home of Lucia Lauria Vigna, the oldest person in Italy for almost two and a half years.