Bella (
Lucano: ) is a town and ''
comune
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'' in the
province of Potenza
The Province of Potenza ( it, Provincia di Potenza; Potentino: ) is a province in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Potenza.
Geography
It has an area of and a total population of 369,538 (as of 2017). There a ...
, in the southern
Italian
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region of
Basilicata
it, Lucano (man) it, Lucana (woman)
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. It is bounded by the comuni (
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
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) of
Atella
Atella was an ancient Oscan city of Campania, located 20km directly north of Naples.
Remains
The ruins of the city walls, private houses, the so-called ''garden of Virgil'' and many tombs remain, on sites in the ''comuni'' of Frattaminore, Ort ...
,
Avigliano
Avigliano ( Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata.
Geography
Overview
The area surrounding Avigliano is considered mountainous with elevations varying between . Town's ...
,
Balvano
Balvano ( Lucano: ) is a small city and a ''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, suffocat ...
,
Baragiano
Baragiano ( Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Balvano, Bella, Picerno, Ruoti.
Twin towns
* Jalasjärvi
Jalasjärvi is a former municipalit ...
,
Muro Lucano
Muro Lucano formerly Muro (until 1863) is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the northern part of the region of Basilicata, southern Italy.
History
The city is situated on the site of the ancient Numistri, at the foot of the A ...
,
Ruoti
Ruoti ( Ruotese: )
is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the Basilicata region of southern Italy.
Geography
It is bounded by the comuni of Avigliano, Baragiano, Bella, Picerno, and Potenza
Potenza (, also , ; , Potentino ...
,
San Fele
San Fele ( nap, Sandə Fèlə) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Potenza in the Basilicata region of southern Italy.
Geography
San Fele is a picturesque stone village located at the saddle between two mountain peaks, Monte Toretta an ...
.
References
Cities and towns in Basilicata
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