Balvano
Balvano | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Balvano | |
 Coat airms | |
  Balvano Location o Balvano in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 40°39′N 15°31′E / 40.650°N 15.517°ECoordinates: 40°39′N 15°31′E / 40.650°N 15.517°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Basilicata |
| Province | Potenza (PZ) |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Costantino Di Carlo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41 km2 (16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 425 m (1,394 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2006) | |
| • Total | 1,938 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Balvanesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 85050 |
| Diallin code | 0971 |
| Patron saunt | St. Anthony |
| Saunt day | 13 June |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Balvano is a smaw ceety an a commune in the province o Potenza (Basilicata, soothren Italy).
The recent history o Balvano is connectit tae several catastrophes. In 1944, a steam train stawed in a nearbi railwey tunnel, suffocatin 426 passengers. It wis ane o the touns nearly destroyed bi the 1980 Irpinia yirdquauk an aw.
