Sasso di Castalda

Sasso di Castalda
Country	Italy
region	Basilicata
province	Potenza  (PZ)
Coordinates	40 ° 29 '  N , 15 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 29 '13 "  N , 15 ° 40' 37"  E
height	949  m slm
surface	45.1 km²
Residents	795 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	18 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	85050
prefix	0975
ISTAT number	076082
Popular name	Sassesi
Patron saint	Rochus of Montpellier
Website	Sasso di Castalda

Sasso di Castalda is a southern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 795 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Potenza in Basilicata . The municipality is located about 19.5 kilometers southwest of Potenza and belongs to the Comunità montana Melandro . The Basento rises in the municipality .

history

The first documentary mention is found in 1068, even if the area was already inhabited in Roman antiquity because of the nearby Via Herculea .

Web links

Commons : Sasso di Castalda  - 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.