Banzi

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Banzi
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Banzi (Italy)
Banzi
Country Italy
region Basilicata
province Potenza  (PZ)
Coordinates 40 ° 52 '  N , 16 ° 1'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 51 '42 "  N , 16 ° 0' 50"  E
height 560  m slm
surface 82 km²
Residents 1,284 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 16 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 85010
prefix 0971
ISTAT number 076009
Popular name Banzesi or Bantini
Patron saint San Vito Martire
Website Banzi

Banzi is a municipality in the Italian province of Potenza in the Basilicata region . Vines for the red wine Aglianico del Vulture are grown in Banzi .

Location and dates

Banzi is located 60 km northeast of Potenza and has 1284 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

The neighboring communities are Genzano di Lucania , Palazzo San Gervasio and Spinazzola ( BA ).

history

Settlements from the 6th to 4th centuries BC emerged in the area of ​​Banzi. The name goes back to ancient Bantia. The present city was built over the remains of the old settlements. In 767 the Benedictine monastery of Santa Maria was founded. Residential buildings for workers were built around the monastery, which reached its peak in the 12th century.

The mayor of Banzi, Giuseppe Garzillo (from the Berlusconi Forza Italia party ), hit the headlines in autumn 2008 because he had faked and billed numerous business appointments. He was succeeded by Nicola Vertone (Centro Sinistra).

Attractions

The church and the monastery of Santa Maria are in the area of ​​the old Benedictine abbey. The monastery changed religious orders several times. The new monastery and church were built in the 17th century.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ Alexander Smoltczyk: The two-eye conversation. In: Spiegel Online. December 20, 2008, accessed November 29, 2014 .

literature

  • The itineraries of Frederick II in the Province of Potenza, publication of the Tourist Office of the Basilicata Region POTENZA