Banzi Explained

Banzi
Official Name:Comune di Banzi
Coordinates:40.8617°N 16.0128°W
Region:Basilicata
Province:Potenza (PZ)
Mayor:Nicola Vertone
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1320
Population As Of:30 April 2017
Population Demonyms:Banzesi, Bantini
Elevation M:571
Postal Code:85010
Area Code:0971

Banzi (Lucano: Neapolitan: Bànze) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, Basilicata, southern Italy.

Called Bantia in antiquity, it was the site of the find of the bronze tablet known as the Tabula Bantina, which contains a fragment of the ancient Oscan language.

Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.