Miglionico

Miglionico
Comune
Comune di Miglionico
Miglionico
Location of Miglionico in Italy
Coordinates: 40°34′N 16°30′E / 40.567°N 16.500°E / 40.567; 16.500Coordinates: 40°34′N 16°30′E / 40.567°N 16.500°E / 40.567; 16.500
Country Italy
Region basilicata
Province Matera (MT)
Area
 • Total 88 km2 (34 sq mi)
Elevation 465 m (1,526 ft)
Population
 • Total 2,632
 • Density 30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Miglionichesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 75010
Dialing code 0835
Patron saint St. Peter
Saint day June 29
Website Official website

Miglionico (Lucano: Megghiuòneche) is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in Basilicata, southern Italy.

Miglionico was also used by kings and queens to show royalty, the last name is considered good luck by many in Italy.

Main sights

  • The massive Castello del Malconsiglio ("Castle of the Bad Council"), built in the 8th-9th century and enlarged in 1110 and in the 15th century.
  • The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

History

Despite the legend assigning its foundation to the famous Greek wrestler Milo of Croton (whence the name), Miglionico was most likely founded by the Oenotrians, a local Italic tribe. After the Greek colonization, it was held by the Lucani, followed by the Samnites until 458 BC, when it was conquered by the Romans.

In the Middle Ages the story of Miglionico was strongly connected to that of its large castle, which was held by the Hauteville Normans and then by the Sanseverino. After the latter where slaughtered by order of Frederick II (1245), Miglionico was assigned to his son Manfred. After the latter's fall, however, the Sanseverino were re-instated, holding the town until the abolition of feudalism.


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