Anzi is a town and ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces ('' province''). The can ...
'' 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 ar ...
, in the Southern Italian region of
Basilicata
it, Lucano (man) it, Lucana (woman)
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Main sights
Anzi boasts the fourth largest static
nativity scene
In the Christian tradition, a nativity scene (also known as a manger scene, crib, crèche ( or ), or in Italian ''presepio'' or ''presepe'', or Bethlehem) is the special exhibition, particularly during the Christmas season, of art objects rep ...
in Europe. Since 2008, an astronomical observatory and planetarium has been in service on the summit of Mount Siri, managed by the Teerum Valgemon Aesai voluntary association, based in Anzi. By contacting the association, it is possible to visit the nativity scene and join in the exhibitions at the planetarium, as well as to participate in evenings of celestial observation.
Turismo - Area Metropolitana
People
* Anthony Celebrezze, United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare from 1962 to 1965.
* Giuseppe Di Melfi
Young Zulu Kid (born Giuseppe Di Melfi, April 22, 1897 – April 20, 1971) was a professional boxer.
He lost to Jimmy Wilde for the first ever world flyweight boxing championship.
Di Melfi also lost to Frankie Burns.
He also defeated Jackie Sh ...
, alias 'Young Zulu Kid', American flyweight boxer (1897–1977).
Geography
Anzi rises to above sea level, in the central-northern part of the province. It is the fourth highest comune in the region by altitude, after Pietrapertosa, Marsicovetere and Viggiano.
It is bounded by the comuni of Abriola
Abriola is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Anzi, Calvello, Marsico Nuovo, Pignola
Pignola is an Italian town in the province of Potenza in Basil ...
(17 km), Brindisi Montagna
Brindisi Montagna, also spelled Brindisi di Montagna ( Lucano: ) is an Arbëreshë town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.
Geography
The municipality borders with Albano di Lucania, Anzi, Pote ...
(19 km), Calvello
Calvello ( Lucano: ) is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata, known for its traditional production of artistic ceramics.
It is bounded by the towns of Abriola, Anzi, Laurenzana, Marsi ...
(15 km), Castelmezzano (21 km), Laurenzana (11 km), Pignola
Pignola is an Italian town in the province of Potenza in Basilicata. It borders to the east with Anzi, to the south-west with Abriola, to the west with Tito and to the north with Potenza
Potenza (, also , ; , Potentino dialect: ''Putenz'') ...
(23 km), Potenza
Potenza (, also , ; , Potentino dialect: ''Putenz'') is a ''comune'' in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata (former Lucania).
Capital of the Province of Potenza and the Basilicata region, the city is the highest regional capital and o ...
(25 km), Trivigno (16 km). It lies exactly from Potenza and from the other province of Basilicata, Matera
Matera (, ; Materano: ) is a city in the region of Basilicata, in Southern Italy.
As the capital of the province of Matera, its original settlement lies in two canyons carved by the Gravina River. This area, the Sassi di Matera, is a com ...
.
Twin towns
* Ripacandida
Ripacandida is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Atella, Barile, Filiano, Forenza, Ginestra, Rionero in Vulture.
Archaeology
The study of the necro ...
, Italy
References
External links
Cities and towns in Basilicata
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