Balvano

Balvano
Country	Italy
region	Basilicata
province	Potenza  (PZ)
Coordinates	40 ° 39 ′  N , 15 ° 31 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 39 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 31 ′ 0 ″  E
height	425  m slm
surface	41 km²
Residents	1,794 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	44 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	85050
prefix	0971
ISTAT number	076008
Popular name	Balvanesi
Patron saint	Anthony of Padua
Website	Balvano

Balvano is a southern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 1794 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Potenza in Basilicata . The municipality is located about 23.5 kilometers west of Potenza , belongs to the Comunità Montana Marmo Platano and borders the province of Salerno ( Campania ).

Balvano Castle

history

In 1944, shortly before the station on the railway line from Battipaglia to Metaponto, there was a serious railway accident that claimed more than 500 lives. The 1980 Irpinia earthquake also claimed numerous lives in the community.

Sons and daughters

• Valerio Laspro (1827–1914), Catholic clergyman, Archbishop of Salerno

Web links

Commons : Balvano  - 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.