| Anzi | |
| Official Name: | Comune di Anzi |
| Coordinates: | 40.5178°N 15.9194°W |
| Region: | Basilicata |
| Province: | Potenza (PZ) |
| Mayor: | Maria Filomena Graziadei |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1626 |
| Population Demonym: | Anzesi |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 1008 |
| Saint: | Saint Donatus |
| Day: | August 7 |
| Postal Code: | 85010 |
| Area Code: | 0971 |
Anzi is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.
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.[3]
Anzi rises to 1029m (3,376feet) 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 25km (16miles) from Potenza and 91km (57miles) from the other province of Basilicata, Matera.
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