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 (14 km / 9 miles), Oliveto Lucano (15 km / 9 miles) and Garaguso (17 km / 11 miles). To the east is Ferrandina (31 km / 20 miles) with Craco (25 km / 15 miles) e Stigliano (31 km / 20 miles) to the south. Accettura is (14 km / 9 miles) 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 
History.
The place was established in the sixth century. It was probably part of Magna Graecia.