Viggiano

Viggiano
Country	Italy
region	Basilicata
province	Potenza  (PZ)
Coordinates	40 ° 20 ′  N , 15 ° 54 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 20 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  E
height	975  m slm
surface	89.03 km²
Residents	3,357 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	38 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	85059
prefix	0975
ISTAT number	076098
Popular name	Viggianesi
Patron saint	Madonna Nera del Sacro Monte di Viggiano
Website	Viggiano
Viggiano

Viggiano is a southern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 3357 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Potenza in Basilicata . The municipality is located about 34 kilometers south-southeast of Potenza and is part of the Comunità Montana Alto Agri . The area is used by the Eni for oil production.

traffic

The south-western boundary of the municipality is Strada Statale 598 di Fondo Valle d'Agri . The Strada Statale 276 dell'Alto Agri , which leads directly through the village, crosses the SS 598 at Marsicovetere or Tramutola .

Community partnerships

Viggiano has a partnership with the municipalities of Połaniec in the Polish Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , Vonitsa in western Greece and Étoile-sur-Rhône in the French Drôme department . For their part, these communities maintain partnerships with one another.

Personalities

• Leonardo De Lorenzo (1875–1962), flautist, composer and university professor who emigrated to the USA was born in Viggiano.
• Victor Salvi (1920–2015), American harp maker, received honorary citizenship from Viggiano in 2006.

Web links

Commons : Viggiano  - 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.