Rionero in Vulture
Rionero in Vulture | |
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| Comune di Rionero in Vulture | |
View of Rionero in Vulture | |
Location of Rionero in Vulture | |
| Coordinates: 40°55′N 15°40′E / 40.917°N 15.667°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Basilicata |
| Province | Potenza (PZ) |
| Frazioni | Monticchio Bagni, Monticchio Sgarroni |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luigi Di Toro |
| Area | |
• Total | 53.52 km2 (20.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 643 m (2,110 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2015) | |
• Total | 13,230 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Rioneresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 85028 |
| Dialing code | 0972 |
| Patron saint | St. Mark |
| Saint day | April 25 |
| Website | Official website |
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Rionero in Vulture (Arbëreshë Albanian: Arrionero) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is located on the slopes of Monte Vulture in the northern part of the region. The village was founded and historically inhabited by the Arbëreshë minority, who no longer retain the language and the cultural Arbëreshe heritage.