Country Italy Elevation 425 m (1,394 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Wednesday 1:41 PM Province Province of Potenza | Province / Metropolitan city Potenza (PZ) Demonym(s) Balvanesi Dialing code 0971 Postal code 85050 Region Basilicata | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind SW at 24 km/h, 67% Humidity | ||
Balvano is a small city and a commune in the province of Potenza (Basilicata, southern Italy).
Map of 85050 Balvano Province of Potenza, Italy
The recent history of Balvano is connected to several catastrophes. In 1944, a steam train stalled in a nearby railway tunnel, suffocating 426 passengers. It was also one of the towns nearly destroyed by the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.
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