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Balvano

Coordinates: 40°39′N 15°31′E / 40.650°N 15.517°E / 40.650; 15.517
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Balvano
Comune di Balvano
Location of Balvano
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Balvano is located in Italy
Balvano
Balvano
Location of Balvano in Italy
Balvano is located in Basilicata
Balvano
Balvano
Balvano (Basilicata)
Coordinates: 40°39′N 15°31′E / 40.650°N 15.517°E / 40.650; 15.517
CountryItaly
RegionBasilicata
ProvincePotenza (PZ)
Government
 • MayorCostantino Di Carlo
Area
 • Total41 km2 (16 sq mi)
Elevation
425 m (1,394 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2006)[2]
 • Total1,938
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
DemonymBalvanesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
85050
Dialing code0971
Patron saintSt. Anthony
Saint day13 June
WebsiteOfficial website

Balvano (Lucano: Balvàne) is a city and commune in the province of Potenza (Basilicata, southern Italy).

The recent history of Balvano is connected to several catastrophes. In 1944, a steam train stalled in a nearby railway tunnel, suffocating over 500 people. It was also one of the towns nearly destroyed by the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.

Balvano Castle



  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.