Tolve
Comune
Comune di Tolve
Coat of arms
Location of Tolve
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Coordinates: 40°42′N 16°01′E / 40.700°N 16.017°E / 40.700; 16.017
Country	Italy
Region	Basilicata
Province	Potenza (PZ)
Government
• Mayor	Pasquale Pepe
Area [1]
• Total	127 km2 (49 sq mi)
Elevation	568 m (1,864 ft)
Population  (December 31, 2004)[2]
• Total	3,617
• Density	28/km2 (74/sq mi)
Demonym	Tolvesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	85017
Dialing code	0971
Patron saint	St. Roch
Saint day	August 16 - September 16

Tolve is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.

History

Remains of pre-historic (Neolithic) settlements have been found in the nearby. In early historic times, the area was inhabited town of the Lucani, as testified by a tomb of a rich warrior from the 7th or 6th century BC, a temple of Cybele and countryside villas. It is also likely that the Tolve area was abandoned after Hannibal's arrival in southern Italy, as the first following traces of human presence date to the 1st century BC. Tolve is mentioned for the first time in the Lombard Edictum Rothari.

In the Middle Ages Tolve grew around a castle with three towers, first under the Byzantines and then under the Normans, as part of the county of Tricarico. In 1250 it was held by Galvano, an uncle of King Manfred of Sicily. After the Angevine conquest of the Kingdom of Sicily, it was a center for production of fire weapons starting from the 16th century.

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