Aquara

The origins of Aquara are very ancient: it appears that the town has been founded by the Greeks and then dominated by other populations such as the Etruscans, the Samnites, the Romans and the Normans. In ancient times, Aquara was protected by a fortress and surrounded by walls with towers: according to a popular legend under the fortress, there was the fence and, not far away, the merry-go-round where, especially at the time of the Aragonese kings, soldiers and young people practiced fighting. After the barbarian invasions, Aquara came under the dominion of the Goths, then the Byzantines, the Longobards, the Saracens and, finally, under the rule of the Normans. From the Norman dominion to the subversion of feudalism, the fiefdom of Aquara passed into the hands of many lords and princes, including the names of: Roberto il Guiscardo, Guglielmo di Postiglione, Tommaso Sanseverino, prince of Benevento, and Ettore Fieramosca. The toponym is of a hydrographic nature: it indicates wealth of water, in fact in this country the water flows constantly and naturally in numerous public and private fountains In the territory many streams flow, once the Stone one and the Fierro torrent excelled; in Galdo there was also a small lake, now completely disappeared, which took its name from the locality itself. Three are three main squares worthy of note in Aquara: Piazza Vittorio Veneto, once named after Giovanni Nicotera, which has a regular, horseshoe-shaped structure. Piazza San Lucido, formerly named Piazza Roma until 27 July 1999, is very large and has a quadrangular shape. Piazza Indipendenza, where until a few decades ago the festivities in honor of San Rocco were held.

The origins of Aquara are very ancient: it appears that the town has been founded by the Greeks and then dominated by other populations such as the Etruscans, the Samnites, the Romans and the Normans. In ancient times, Aquara was protected by a fortress and surrounded by walls with towers: according to a popular legend under the fortress, there was the fence and, not far away, the merry-go-round where, especially at the time of the Aragonese kings, soldiers and young people practiced fighting. After the barbarian invasions, Aquara came under the dominion of the Goths, then the Byzantines, the Longobards, the Saracens and, finally, under the rule of the Normans. From the Norman dominion to the subversion of feudalism, the fiefdom of Aquara passed into the hands of many lords and princes, including the names of: Roberto il Guiscardo, Guglielmo di Postiglione, Tommaso Sanseverino, prince of Benevento, and Ettore Fieramosca. The toponym is of a hydrographic nature: it indicates wealth of water, in fact in this country the water flows constantly and naturally in numerous public and private fountains In the territory many streams flow, once the Stone one and the Fierro torrent excelled; in Galdo there was also a small lake, now completely disappeared, which took its name from the locality itself. Three are three main squares worthy of note in Aquara: Piazza Vittorio Veneto, once named after Giovanni Nicotera, which has a regular, horseshoe-shaped structure. Piazza San Lucido, formerly named Piazza Roma until 27 July 1999, is very large and has a quadrangular shape. Piazza Indipendenza, where until a few decades ago the festivities in honor of San Rocco were held.