Anzi, Basilicata

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Comune in Basilicata, Italy

Anzi
Comune
Comune di Anzi

Location of Anzi
40°31′4″N 15°55′10″E / 40.51778°N 15.91944°E / 40.51778; 15.91944
Country	Italy
Region	Basilicata
Province	Potenza (PZ)
Government
• Mayor	Maria Filomena Graziadei
Area ^[1]
• Total	77.1 km² (29.8 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	1,008 m (3,307 ft)
Population (2018-01-01)^[3]
• Total	1,626
Demonym	Anzesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	85010
Dialing code	0971
Patron saint	Saint Donatus
Saint day	August 7
Website	Official website

Anzi is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.

Main sights

Anzi boasts the fourth largest static nativity scene 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.^[4]

People

Anthony Celebrezze, United States Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare from 1962 to 1965.
Giuseppe Di Melfi, alias 'Young Zulu Kid', American flyweight boxer (1897–1977).

Geography

Anzi rises to 1,029 metres (3,376 ft) 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 (17 km), Brindisi Montagna (19 km), Calvello (15 km), Castelmezzano (21 km), Laurenzana (11 km), Pignola (23 km), Potenza (25 km), Trivigno (16 km). It lies exactly 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Potenza and 91 kilometres (57 mi) from the other province of Basilicata, Matera.

Twin towns

Ripacandida, Italy

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Anzi: Clima e Dati Geografici". Comuni Italiani (in Italian).
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ Turismo - Area Metropolitana Archived August 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine