Noepoli
Encyclopedia
Noepoli is a comune
in the province of Potenza
, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata
. This ancient Lucanian village is situated in an idyllic position in the Sarmento Valley, at the heart of the Pollino National Park
.
-Lucanian centre from the 8th to the 4th century BC, the village took on the name of Noia during the medieval period when it became a centre of learning for Greek Basilian monks.
With the advent of the Normans during the 11th century, Noepoli became a Lordship of Count Alessandro of Chiaromonte
as testified in a document which ratifies his donation from the S. Onofrio Monastery to the Cersosimo Church (1093).
In 1404, it became an autonomous fief, but under the Aragonese it passed to the Del Balzo family and then to the Princes of Sanseverino of Salerno (15th century).
In 1863, the village took on its present day name of Noepoli.
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...
. This ancient Lucanian village is situated in an idyllic position in the Sarmento Valley, at the heart of the Pollino National Park
Pollino National Park
The Pollino National Park is a national park in Basilicata and Calabria, southern Italy. Comprised within the provinces of Cosenza, Matera and Potenza, with its 1,820 square kilometres it is the largest natural park in the country...
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History
Originally an OnotrioOenotrians
The Oenotrians were an ancient Italic people of unknown origin who inhabited a territory from Paestum to southern Calabria in southern Italy...
-Lucanian centre from the 8th to the 4th century BC, the village took on the name of Noia during the medieval period when it became a centre of learning for Greek Basilian monks.
With the advent of the Normans during the 11th century, Noepoli became a Lordship of Count Alessandro of Chiaromonte
Chiaromonte
Chiaromonte is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata....
as testified in a document which ratifies his donation from the S. Onofrio Monastery to the Cersosimo Church (1093).
In 1404, it became an autonomous fief, but under the Aragonese it passed to the Del Balzo family and then to the Princes of Sanseverino of Salerno (15th century).
In 1863, the village took on its present day name of Noepoli.
Main sights
- Visitation Parish church (16th century)
- Madonna of Constantinople Chapel (15th century)
- Madonna of the Rosary Chapel (15th century)
- Former Archive of the Signore di Noia Building (16th century)
- Palazzo Rinaldi (19th century)
- Palazzo De Cicco
- S. Maria della Saectara Baronal Monastery (10th-11th century) in Rubbio
- Farneta Woods