Savoia di Lucania (
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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*** Regional Ita ...
region of
Basilicata
it, Lucano (man) it, Lucana (woman)
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. As of 2011 its population was of 1,148.
History
The original name of the village was Salvia di Lucania (also simply Salvia), referring to the
sage
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* ''Salvia officinalis'', common sage, a small evergreen subshrub used as a culinary herb
** Lamiaceae, a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint or deadnettle or sage family
** ''Salvia'', a large ...
plant (''Salvia officinalis''). It was altered at the end of the 19th century to Savoia di Lucania after a local resident and
anarchist
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,
Giovanni Passannante
Giovanni Passannante (; February 19, 1849 – February 14, 1910) was an Italian anarchist who attempted to assassinate king Umberto I of Italy, the first attempt against Savoy monarchy since its origins. Originally condemned to death, his sentence ...
, attempted to kill
King Umberto I of Italy on November 17, 1878.
In the early 2000s it was proposed to return to the original toponym, removing the references to the
House of Savoy
The House of Savoy ( it, Casa Savoia) was a royal dynasty that was established in 1003 in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, the family grew in power from ruling a small Alpine county north-west of Italy to absolute rule of ...
. Two committees have been constituted, one for the return to the toponym of Salvia, and another for the maintenance of the current name.
Geography
Located near the borders with
Campania
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, Savoia is bounded by the ''comuni'' of
Caggiano
Caggiano is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
Geography
Located near the Basilicata region, Caggiano borders the municipalities of Auletta, Pertosa, Polla, Salvitelle, Sant'Angelo Le Fr ...
(
SA),
Picerno
Picerno 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, Baragiano, Potenza, Ruoti
Ruoti ( Ruotese: )
is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Pot ...
,
Sant'Angelo Le Fratte,
Satriano di Lucania,
Tito
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, and
Vietri di Potenza.
It counts the hamlets (''
frazioni
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'') of Castellaro, Fossati, and Perolla.
People
*
Michele Gerardo Pasquarelli (1868-1924), anthropologist
*
Giovanni Passannante
Giovanni Passannante (; February 19, 1849 – February 14, 1910) was an Italian anarchist who attempted to assassinate king Umberto I of Italy, the first attempt against Savoy monarchy since its origins. Originally condemned to death, his sentence ...
(1849-1910), anarchist
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Basilicata
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