Bella (Basilicata)

Bella
Country	Italy
region	Basilicata
province	Potenza  (PZ)
Coordinates	40 ° 46 ′  N , 15 ° 31 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 46 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 31 ′ 0 ″  E
height	662  m slm
surface	99 km²
Residents	4,916 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	50 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	85051
prefix	0976
ISTAT number	076012
Popular name	Bellesi
Patron saint	Joseph of Nazareth and Pius
Website	Bella

Bella is a southern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 4916 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Potenza in Basilicata . The municipality is located about 26 kilometers northwest of Potenza . In the southernmost part of the municipality, the Picerno forms a natural border.

Castello di Bella

The dominant Castello di Bella was built in 1008. In 1567 it was greatly expanded by Agostino Rondone di Melfi, destroyed by an earthquake in 1694 and then rebuilt. From the 18th century, the castle was owned by the noble Ruffo di Calabria family . In 1923 it was bought by the community and used as the seat of the local school until it was again in ruins in 1980 after an earthquake that destroyed 80% of the building stock in Bella. The building was rebuilt in seven years according to plans by the architect Nicola Pagliara , whereby the few remaining remains of the old castle are combined with modern parts of the building.

traffic

Strada Statale 7 Via Appia and the Battipaglia -Potenza- Metaponto railway line run through the Bella-Muro district . There is also a train station here.

Web links

Commons : Bella  - collection of pictures, 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.
2. ↑ Antonella Inciso: Inchiesta monumenti. Bella, sul castello 25 anni di oblio . In: La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno, January 30, 2006