Viggiano
Sign in to saveViggiano is a comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Calvello, Corleto Perticara, Grumento Nova, Laurenzana, Marsicovetere, and Montemurro.
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Viggiano is a small municipality located in the province of Potenza in southern Italy's Basilicata region. It lies in a specific geographic area bounded by six neighboring municipalities in the same region.
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- Italian comune.name
- Viggiano
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Viggiano
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Viggiano dal drone.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- View of Viggiano
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Viggiano-stemma.jpg
- Italian comune.region
- Basilicata
- Italian comune.province
- Potenza (PZ)
- Italian comune.mayor
- Amedeo Cicala
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 89.03
- Italian comune.population_total
- 3148
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 1996
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Viggianesi
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Viggiano is a comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Calvello, Corleto Perticara, Grumento Nova, Laurenzana, Marsicovetere, and Montemurro.
Viggiano is known for migrant street musicians who have brought their music to Italy and worldwide through the centuries, as well as renowned for the construction of harps. Many Viggianesi had the opportunity to play in many symphonic orchestras in Europe, United States and Australia. The street musicians from Viggiano are cited as an influence on Hector Malot's Sans Famille.