San Mauro Forte
San Mauro Forte is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.Geography
The little town is on a hill, above sea level, in the west central part of the province. To the north are the communes of Salandra, Oliveto Lucano and Garaguso. To the east is Ferrandina with Craco e Stigliano to the south. Accettura is to the south. The provincial capital, Matera is 70 km / 44 miles away, while the administrative capital of the adjacent province, Potenza, is 66 km / 41 miles away.
San Mauro Forte is included in the administrative grouping of :it:Comunità Montana Collina Materana|Upland Communes of the Matera HillsHistory
The place was established in the sixth century. It was probably part of Magna Graecia.
