Potenza
Potenza is a comune in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Capital of the Province of Potenza and the Basilicata region, the city is the highest regional capital and one of the highest provincial capitals in Italy, overlooking the valley of the Basento river in the Apennine Mountains of Lucania, east of Salerno.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Potenza Centrale railway station and Stadio Alfredo Viviani.
Potenza Centrale railway station
Railway station
Potenza Centrale railway station, formerly known as Potenza Inferiore, is the main station serving the city and comune of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata, southern Italy.
Stadio Alfredo Viviani
Stadium
Photo: Xspace, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stadio Alfredo Viviani is a multi-use stadium in Potenza, Italy. It is used mostly for association football matches and is the home ground of Potenza Calcio. The stadium holds 6,000 people.
Potenza Cathedral
Church
Photo: Carmar89, Public domain.
The Cathedral of San Gerardo is the main church or duomo of the city of Potenza, capital of the province of the same name, and of the region of Basilicata, Italy. Since 1986 Potenza forms part of the archdiocese of "Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo".
Potenza
- Type: Locality with 66,800 residents
- Also known as: “076063”
- Location: Province of Potenza, Basilicata, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.6443° or 40° 38′ 40″ northLongitude
15.8086° or 15° 48′ 31″ eastPopulation
66,800Elevation
726 metres (2,382 feet)Open location code
8FGQJRV5+PCGeoNames ID
6541470
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In Other Languages
“Potenza” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Comune di Potenza”
- Italian: “Potenza”
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