Potenza
Sign in to savePotenza (, ; ; , Potentino dialect: Putenz) is a city and comune (municipality) in the region of Basilicata in southern Italy.
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Potenza is a city located in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. It serves as a municipality within Italy's administrative system.
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Potenza (, ; ; , Potentino dialect: Putenz) is a city and comune (municipality) in the region of Basilicata in southern Italy.
Capital of the Province of Potenza and the Basilicata region, the city is the highest regional capital and one of the highest provincial capitals in Italy, overlooking the valley of the Basento river in the Apennine Mountains of Lucania, east of Salerno. With a population of , it is also the largest city in Basilicata.