Banzi
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Banzi | |
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| Comune di Banzi | |
Location of Banzi | |
  Banzi Location of Banzi in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 40°51′42″N 16°00′46″E / 40.86167°N 16.01278°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Basilicata |
| Province | Potenza (PZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nicola Vertone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 83.06 km2 (32.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 571 m (1,873 ft) |
| Population (30 April 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,320 |
| Demonyms | Banzesi, Bantini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 85010 |
| Dialing code | 0971 |
| Website | Official website |
Banzi (Lucano: Bànze) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, Basilicata, southern Italy.
Called Bantia in antiquity, it was the site of the find of the bronze tablet known as the Tabula Bantina, which contains a fragment of the ancient Oscan language.
References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
Sources
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Peck, Harry Thurston, ed. (1898). "Bantia". Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. New York: Harper & Brothers.
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