Banzi

Banzi
Comune
Comune di Banzi
Banzi
Location of Banzi in Italy
Coordinates: 40°31′N 15°49′E / 40.517°N 15.817°E / 40.517; 15.817Coordinates: 40°31′N 15°49′E / 40.517°N 15.817°E / 40.517; 15.817
Country Italy
Region Basilicata
Province Potenza (PZ)
Government
 • Mayor Nicola Vertone
Elevation 571 m (1,873 ft)
Population (30 April 2017)[1]
 • Total 1,320
Demonym(s) 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

  1. ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

Sources

  •  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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