Paterno (Basilicata)

Paterno
Country	Italy
region	Basilicata
province	Potenza  (PZ)
Coordinates	40 ° 23 '  N , 15 ° 44'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 23 '0 "  N , 15 ° 44' 0"  E
height	634  m slm
surface	39.25 km²
Residents	3,224 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	82 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	85050
prefix	0971
ISTAT number	076100
Popular name	Paternesi
Patron saint	Scapular festival
Website	Paterno

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Paterno is a southern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 3224 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Potenza in Basilicata . The municipality is located about 29.5 kilometers southwest of Potenza am Agri and borders directly on the province of Salerno .

history

Until 1973 Paterno was a district of the neighboring municipality Marsico Nuovo . Paterno was probably created after the town of Grumentum was destroyed by the town's former residents. In 1857 the village was hit by a violent earthquake.

traffic

The municipality is bounded to the east by Strada Statale 598 di Fondo Valle d'Agri .

Web links

Commons : Paterno  - 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.