Anzi, Basilicata
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Anzi | |
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Comune | |
Comune di Anzi | |
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Location of Anzi ![]() | |
40°31′4″N 15°55′10″E / 40.51778°N 15.91944°E / 40.51778; 15.91944 | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Basilicata |
Province | Potenza (PZ) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Maria Filomena Graziadei |
Area [1] | |
• Total | 77.1 km2 (29.8 sq mi) |
Elevation [2] | 1,008 m (3,307 ft) |
Population (2018-01-01)[3] | |
• Total | 1,626 |
Demonym | Anzesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 85010 |
Dialing code | 0971 |
Patron saint | Saint Donatus |
Saint day | August 7 |
Website | Official website |
Anzi is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.
Main sights
Anzi boasts the fourth largest static nativity scene in Europe. Since 2008, an astronomical observatory and planetarium has been in service on the summit of Mount Siri, managed by the Teerum Valgemon Aesai voluntary association, based in Anzi. By contacting the association, it is possible to visit the nativity scene and join in the exhibitions at the planetarium, as well as to participate in evenings of celestial observation.[4]
People
- Anthony Celebrezze, United States Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare from 1962 to 1965.
- Giuseppe Di Melfi, alias 'Young Zulu Kid', American flyweight boxer (1897–1977).
Geography
Anzi rises to 1,029 metres (3,376 ft) above sea level, in the central-northern part of the province. It is the fourth highest comune in the region by altitude, after Pietrapertosa, Marsicovetere and Viggiano.
It is bounded by the comuni of Abriola (17 km), Brindisi Montagna (19 km), Calvello (15 km), Castelmezzano (21 km), Laurenzana (11 km), Pignola (23 km), Potenza (25 km), Trivigno (16 km). It lies exactly 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Potenza and 91 kilometres (57 mi) from the other province of Basilicata, Matera.
Twin towns
Ripacandida, Italy
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Anzi: Clima e Dati Geografici". Comuni Italiani (in Italian).
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Turismo - Area Metropolitana Archived August 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Anzi at Wikimedia Commons
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- Abriola
- Acerenza
- Albano di Lucania
- Anzi
- Armento
- Atella
- Avigliano
- Balvano
- Banzi
- Baragiano
- Barile
- Bella
- Brienza
- Brindisi Montagna
- Calvello
- Calvera
- Campomaggiore
- Cancellara
- Carbone
- Castelgrande
- Castelluccio Inferiore
- Castelluccio Superiore
- Castelmezzano
- Castelsaraceno
- Castronuovo di Sant'Andrea
- Cersosimo
- Chiaromonte
- Corleto Perticara
- Episcopia
- Fardella
- Filiano
- Forenza
- Francavilla in Sinni
- Gallicchio
- Genzano di Lucania
- Ginestra
- Grumento Nova
- Guardia Perticara
- Lagonegro
- Latronico
- Laurenzana
- Lauria
- Lavello
- Maratea
- Marsico Nuovo
- Marsicovetere
- Maschito
- Melfi
- Missanello
- Moliterno
- Montemilone
- Montemurro
- Muro Lucano
- Nemoli
- Noepoli
- Oppido Lucano
- Palazzo San Gervasio
- Paterno
- Pescopagano
- Picerno
- Pietragalla
- Pietrapertosa
- Pignola
- Potenza
- Rapolla
- Rapone
- Rionero in Vulture
- Ripacandida
- Rivello
- Roccanova
- Rotonda
- Ruoti
- Ruvo del Monte
- San Chirico Nuovo
- San Chirico Raparo
- San Costantino Albanese
- San Fele
- San Martino d'Agri
- San Paolo Albanese
- San Severino Lucano
- Sant'Angelo Le Fratte
- Sant'Arcangelo
- Sarconi
- Sasso di Castalda
- Satriano di Lucania
- Savoia di Lucania
- Senise
- Spinoso
- Teana
- Terranova di Pollino
- Tito
- Tolve
- Tramutola
- Trecchina
- Trivigno
- Vaglio Basilicata
- Venosa
- Vietri di Potenza
- Viggianello
- Viggiano
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