Savoia di Lucania
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| Savoia di Lucania | |||
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| Comune di Savoia di Lucania | |||
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 Savoia di Lucania
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| Coordinates: 40°34′N 15°33′E / 40.567°N 15.55°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Basilicata | ||
| Province | Potenza (PZ) | ||
| Frazioni | Castellaro, Fossati, Perolla | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Felice Cavallo | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 32 km2 (12.4 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 750 m (2,461 ft) | ||
| Population (31 December 2009[1]) | |||
| • Total | 1,175 | ||
| • Density | 36.7/km2 (95.1/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Salviani | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 85050 | ||
| Dialing code | 0971 | ||
| Patron saint | Saint Roch | ||
| Saint day | 16 August | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Savoia di Lucania is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Caggiano, Picerno, Sant'Angelo Le Fratte, Satriano di Lucania, Tito, Vietri di Potenza.
[edit] History
The original name of the village was Salvia, but it was altered at the end of the 19th century to Savoia di Lucania after a local resident and anarchist, Giovanni Passannante, attempted to the life of King Humbert I di Savoia on November 17, 1878.
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