Anzi (Basilicata)

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Country	Italy
region	Basilicata
province	Potenza  (PZ)
Coordinates	40 ° 31 ′  N , 15 ° 55 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 31 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 55 ′ 0 ″  E
height	1029  m slm
surface	76 km²
Residents	1,597 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	21 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	85010
prefix	0971
ISTAT number	076004
Popular name	Anzesi
Patron saint	Donatus
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Anzi is a southern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 1597 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Potenza in Basilicata . The municipality is located about 16.5 kilometers southeast of Potenza . In the northeast is the Lago di Ponte Fontanelle .

history

Today's Anzi was known as Antium or Ansia (also Anxia ) in Roman antiquity .

Attractions

The large nativity scene by Anzi from 1994 is considered the fourth largest nativity scene installation in Europe. The Planetario Osservatorio Astronomico di Anzi includes an observatory and a planetarium , which is open to visitors and amateur astronomers.

Parish partnership

Anzi maintains an intra-Italian partnership with the municipality of Ripacandida in the province of Potenza .

Personalities

• Anthony J. Celebrezze (1910–1998), US Secretary of Health

traffic

The Strada Statale 92 dell'Appennino Meridionale runs through the municipality from Potenza to Villapiana .

Web links

Commons : Anzi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.