Banzi ( Italian: Banzi ) is a commune in Italy , located in the Basilicata region , subordinated to the administrative center of Potenza .
| Commune | |
| Banzi | |
|---|---|
| Banzi | |
| A country |  Italy |
| Provinces | Potenza |
| History and Geography | |
| Square | 82 km² |
| Center height | 560 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | 1513 people ( 2001 ) |
| Density | 18 people / km² |
| Katoykonim | banzesi o bantini |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | (+39) 0971 |
| Postcode | 85010 |
| Car code | |
| ISTAT Code | 076009 |
| comune.banzi.pz.it (ital.) | |
The population is 1513 people (as of 2001), the population density is 18 people / km². It covers an area of 82 km². Zip code is 85010. Phone code is 0971.
The patron saint of the village is the holy martyr Vit . The holiday is annually celebrated on June 15 .
The first settlements on the place of Banzi existed already in the archaic period. With the advent of the Romans received the name Bantia (lat. Bantia ). The area is famous for the fact that the so-called Tabula Bantine was discovered here , which contains an important fragment of the ancient Oskan language.
Literature
- G. Nenci and G. Vallet (eds.), Bibliografia topografica della colonizzazione greca in Italia and nelle isole tirreniche , Pisa and Rome, 1977.
- H. Cancik et al. (eds.), Der Neue Pauly: Enzyklopädie der Antike, 19 vols. , JB Metzler, Stuttgart: 1996-2002
- This article incorporates text from the article “Bantia” in the public domain Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities by Harry Thurston Peck (1898).