Banzi

Banzi
Banzi
	Comune
	Comune di Banzi
	Location of Banzi
	Banzi Location of Banzi in Italy Banzi Banzi (Basilicata)
	Coordinates: 40°31′N 15°49′E
Country	Italy
Region	Basilicata
Province	Potenza (PZ)
Government
• Mayor	Nicola Vertone
Area [1]
• 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

"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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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[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v3-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[istat-2] All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.