Picerno

Picerno
Country	Italy
region	Basilicata
province	Potenza  (PZ)
Coordinates	40 ° 37 ′  N , 15 ° 37 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 37 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 37 ′ 0 ″  E
height	721  m slm
surface	78 km²
Residents	5,758 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	74 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	85055
prefix	0971
ISTAT number	076059
Popular name	Picernesi
Patron saint	Nicholas of Myra
Website	Picerno

Picerno is a southern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 5758 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Potenza in Basilicata . The municipality is located about 14 kilometers west of Potenza and belongs to the Comunità montana Melandro .

history

Around 1000 AD the village was founded under the name Pizini . In 1331 she came to the County of Potenza. In 1857 the place in this seismically very active area was destroyed.

traffic

The municipality is crossed by the Raccordo autostradale 5 motor road from Potenza to the A3 autostrada . The Strada Statale 94 del Varco di Piestretta also leads through the municipality.

Web links

Commons : Picerno  - 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.