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Teana

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Country
  
Province / Metropolitan city
  
Potenza (PZ)

Demonym(s)
  
Teanesi

Area
  
19 km²

Postal code
  
85030

Patron saint
  
Region
  
Elevation
  
806 m (2,644 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Tuesday 1:15 AM

Province
  
Province of Potenza

Dialling code
  
0973

Teana

Weather
  
6°C, Wind N at 13 km/h, 92% Humidity

Teana is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Some of the local landmarks and points of interest are the ruins of a Lombard Castle, the Church of our Lady of Mount Carmel, the Chapel of San Christofaro, and the Chapel of Santa Maria delle Grazie. In the past, the region was known for the production of silk from silkworms.

Map of 85032 Teana Province of Potenza, Italy

According to the corresponding article at Italian Wikipedia, the name Teana is a derivative of the Greek word "Theano", the wife of Pythagoras, the philosopher, mathematician, and founder of the religious movement called Pythagoreanism. Local legend states the town was formed from members of Pythagorean school.

References

Teana Wikipedia


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