It has an area of 6,594.44 square kilometres (2,546.13 sq mi) and a total population of 369,538 (as of 2017). There are 100 comuni (singular: comune) in the province (see Comuni of the Province of Potenza).[1]
In 272 BC, the province was conquered by the Romans. The new rulers named the region Lucania. In the 11th century, the area became part of the Duchy of Apulia, which was at the time ruled by the Normans. From the 13th century, it was part of the Kingdom of Naples, though Potenza was ruled by local vassals. In 1861, the province was unified with the rest of Italy in the newly formed Kingdom of Italy.
The region has suffered from numerous earthquakes in historic times, and is still a seismically active area.
References
^(in Italian) The comuni of the Province of Potenza (provincial website)
External links
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province, potenza, italian, provincia, potenza, potentino, provìgnë, pùtenzë, province, basilicata, region, southern, italy, capital, city, potenza, provinceprovincial, seat, potenza, flagsealmap, highlighting, location, province, potenza, italycountry, italyr. The Province of Potenza Italian Provincia di Potenza Potentino provigne de Putenze is a province in the Basilicata region of southern Italy Its capital is the city of Potenza Province of PotenzaProvinceProvincial seat in Potenza FlagSealMap highlighting the location of the province of Potenza in ItalyCountry ItalyRegionBasilicataCapital s PotenzaComuni100Government PresidentRocco GuarinoArea Total6 594 44 km2 2 546 13 sq mi Population 30 April 2017 Total369 538 Density56 km2 150 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code85010 85018 85020 85040 85042 85044 85046 85059Telephone prefix0971 0972 0973 0975 0976Vehicle registrationPZISTAT076WebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 References 4 External linksGeography EditIt has an area of 6 594 44 square kilometres 2 546 13 sq mi and a total population of 369 538 as of 2017 There are 100 comuni singular comune in the province see Comuni of the Province of Potenza 1 The province is characterized by various natural landscapes ranging from the mountain lakes of Monticchio the Lucan forest the Monte Sirino massif the large National Park of Pollino shared by Calabria and the Tyrrhenian coast of Maratea The largest city is Potenza followed by Melfi History EditIn 272 BC the province was conquered by the Romans The new rulers named the region Lucania In the 11th century the area became part of the Duchy of Apulia which was at the time ruled by the Normans From the 13th century it was part of the Kingdom of Naples though Potenza was ruled by local vassals In 1861 the province was unified with the rest of Italy in the newly formed Kingdom of Italy The region has suffered from numerous earthquakes in historic times and is still a seismically active area References Edit in Italian The comuni of the Province of Potenza provincial website External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Province of Potenza Official website in Italian Coordinates 40 38 19 N 15 48 8 E 40 63861 N 15 80222 E 40 63861 15 80222 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Province of Potenza amp oldid 1152842475, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
