Forenza

Forenza
Country	Italy
region	Basilicata
province	Potenza (PZ)
Coordinates	40 ° 52 ′ N , 15 ° 51 ′ E Coordinates: 40 ° 52 ′ 0 ″ N , 15 ° 51 ′ 0 ″ E
height	819 m slm
surface	115 km²
Residents	1,959 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	17 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	85023
prefix	0971
ISTAT number	076033
Popular name	Forentani, Forenzesi
Patron saint	Charles Borromeo
Website	Forenza

Forenza

Forenza is an Italian commune ( comune ) with 1959 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Potenza in Basilicata . The municipality is located about 25 kilometers north-northeast of Potenza and belongs to the Comunità Montana Alto Bradano .

history

Forenza was founded on the ruins of the Samnite city of Forentum . The Romans occupied the city in 317 BC. In the middle of the 6th century the ancient city was destroyed.

Personalities

Hugo von Payns (around 1070–1136), founder of the Knights Templar, studied in Forenza

Web links

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

Individual evidence

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

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