Demonym(s) Salviani Postal code 85050 | Elevation 750 m (2,460 ft) Local time Thursday 2:52 PM Patron saint Saint Roch | |
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Frazioni Castellaro, Fossati, Perolla Weather 18°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 57% Humidity | ||
Tutti a savoia di lucania per cambiare il nome
Savoia di Lucania is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. As of 2011 its population was of 1,148.
Contents
- Tutti a savoia di lucania per cambiare il nome
- Map of 85050 Savoia di Lucania Province of Potenza Italy
- Processione del corpus domini savoia di lucania
- History
- Geography
- People
- References
Map of 85050 Savoia di Lucania Province of Potenza, Italy
Processione del corpus domini savoia di lucania
History
The original name of the village was Salvia di Lucania (also simply Salvia), referring to the sage plant (Salvia officinalis). It was altered at the end of the 19th century to Savoia di Lucania after a local resident and anarchist, Giovanni Passannante, attempted to kill King Umberto I of Italy on November 17, 1878.
In the early 2000s it was proposed to return to the original toponym, removing the references to the House of Savoy. They have constituted two committees, one for the return to the toponym of Salvia, and another for the maintenance of the current name.
Geography
Located near the borders with Campania, Savoia is bounded by the comuni of Caggiano (SA), Picerno, Sant'Angelo Le Fratte, Satriano di Lucania, Tito, and Vietri di Potenza. It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Castellaro, Fossati, and Perolla.