Coordinates: 40°52′N 15°51′E / 40.867°N 15.850°E / 40.867; 15.850

Forenza

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Forenza
Comune di Forenza
View of Forenza
View of Forenza
Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 411: Malformed coordinates value.
Coordinates: Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
CountryItaly
RegionBasilicata
ProvincePotenza (PZ)
Government
 • MayorFrancesco Mastrandrea
Area
 • Total
116.31 km2 (44.91 sq mi)
Elevation
836 m (2,743 ft)
Population
 (31 August 2017)
 • Total
2,033
 • Density17.48/km2 (45.27/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Forenzesi, Forentani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
85023
Dialing code0971
Patron saintSt. Charles Borromeo
Saint day4 November
WebsiteOfficial website

Forenza (Lucano: Ferénze) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, Basilicata, southern Italy. It is bounded by the comuni of Acerenza, Avigliano, Filiano, Ginestra, Maschito, Palazzo San Gervasio, Pietragalla, Ripacandida.

American World War I veteran Antonio Pierro was born in Forenza in 1896.

The village of Forenza is built on a hill top near the ruins of the ancient Samnite city of Forentum, which was occupied by the ancient Romans in 317 BC and destroyed during the Gothic War of 535–553 AD.[1]

Main sights

[edit | edit source]

Sights include:

  • Chiesa del Crocifisso, which preserves a wooden crucifix from the 17th century
  • Chiesa Madre (Mother Church), featuring a Romanesque portal
  • Annunziata Church, housing a statue of S. Maria of the Lombards in the interior.

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
[edit | edit source]
  • Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).


Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).