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Cancellara

Province of Potenza, Region Basilicata, Italy

The Locality: Located along the right bank of the Alvo river among vineyards and olive tree plantations, dominated by the 25th-century castle, Cancellara was possibly repopulated around 1535 by an Albanese colony coming from Corona, Greece.

INFO: -- Population: ca. 1600 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 85010 -- Phone Area Code: 0971
Patron Saint: San Biagio celebrated on 3 february

WHAT TO SEE
The massive medieval castle, today partly inhabited by private families, existing already in 1240 when a royal document encharges its reparation to the inhabitants of nearby towns; later around the central massive towers more locals were built and it was changed into an imposing mansion. Legends say the castle was larger still than it appears to day, encircling also a wide area of the present village, since the unknown architect wanted to build 365 homes all around, so that on every day of the year there would be a room with light - and one more room that nobody knows where no light comes in.
the 16th-century parish church with bell tower and a fimne painting of the Madonna delle Grazie
the 14th-century church of Sant'Antonio, with a frescoed arch above the portal.

Surnames

110 different surnames presently recorded in the phone directory]
(the number after each surname refers to the number of families - no number means one family)

ABBATE * ABBRUZZESE 9 * ABRUZZESE 5 * AGATIELLO 4 * AGATIELLO ERARIO * ALFANO * ALLEGRETTI * AMATIELLO * ANGELETTA * ANGILETTA 9 * BASILE 30 * BECCE * BELLOMO * BENDETTO * BISACCIA BISCIONE * BISCIONE 28 * BLASI 3 * BOSCO 2 * BRIOLA 2 * CALABRESE * CALOCERO 19 * CAMMAROTA 6 * CANCELLARA * CAPRA 4 * CAPUTO 21 * CATERINI 5 * CILLO 25 * CIRANNA 2 * CIRIGLIANO 4 * CLAPS 6 * DE CILLIS * DE MARTINO 4 * DE STEFANO 2 * DELLA ROCCA * DI GRAZIA * DOLCE 4 * ERARIO 12 * FANUELE 2 * FORTUNATO 2 * GENZANO 15 * GIALLORENZO 4 * GRIPPO * IANNIELLO 10 * LA SALA * LAMIRANDA * LANCELLOTTI 6 * LAPENNA 2 * LAUCIELLO * LAVIERO BASILE 4 * LIBUTTI 2 * LIOY * LO RE 8 * MANCINO 2 * MARCOPPIDO 4 * MAROTTOLI 4 * MARTINO Rocco * MARZUILLO * MASTANDREA 3 * MATERA 4 * MONTEPELOSO 2 * MONTESANO 2 * MUOTRI 10 * MURO 3 * MUSCIO 5 * MUZZILLO 2 * NATRONE * NOLIS 2 * ORLANDO 13 * PALESE 2 * PANNI * PATRUNO * PELUSO 13 * PEPE 5 * PICCIANO 7 * PIETRAGALLA 8 * POLOSA 4 * POTENZA 2 * QUAGLIANO 6 * RAIMONDI * RIENZI 11 * ROCCHETTI * ROSSO * ROTUNNO 2 * RUSSINO 3 * SABIA * SACCO 2 * SANTARSIERO 2 * SARACINO 13 * SASSANO 2 * SCARFIELLO 10 * SCARIMOLA 3 * SCIOLLA 3 * TAMBURRINO 6 * TIRI Donato * VACCARO 4 * VERTONE * VITELLI * ZACCAGNINO * ZAMBOLLA 2 * ZOTTA 3

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