Potenza
Encyclopedia
Transportation
Potenza is a rail junction on the main line from SalernoSalerno
Salerno is a city and comune in Campania and is the capital of the province of the same name. It is located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea....
to Taranto
Taranto
Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto and is an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base....
, managed by FS Trenitalia; it has also a connection to Altamura
Altamura
Altamura is a town and comune of Apulia, southern Italy. It is located on the Murge plateau in the province of Bari, 45 km South-West of Bari, close to the border with Basilicata. As of 2011 its population was of 69,728.-Overview:...
, served by the Ferrovie Appulo Lucane regional company. The city's main station
Central station
A central station usually designates the principal passenger railway station of cities which have multiple stations. The central station functions as the main transport hub for rail transport, normally with interchange with other modes of public transport...
, which was originally named Potenza Inferiore, is now known as Potenza Centrale
Potenza Centrale railway station
Potenza Centrale railway station , formerly known as Potenza Inferiore, is the main station serving the city and comune of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata, southern Italy. Opened in 1880, it forms part of the Battipaglia–Potenza–Metaponto railway and is also a junction of a branch line to...
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The nearest airports are:
- Salerno-Pontecagnano QSR 85 km
- Foggia-Gino Linosa FOG 101 km
- Bari-Palese BRI 130 km
Notable people
- Tanio BocciaTanio BocciaTanio Boccia was an Italian film director and screenwriter active in the 1960s.Born in Rome, Boccia directed 16 films in his career and was often credited as Amerigo Anton...
(1912–1982) - film director - Ruggero DeodatoRuggero DeodatoRuggero Deodato is an Italian film director and screen writer, best known for directing violent and gory horror films. Deodato is infamous for his 1980 film Cannibal Holocaust.- Biography :...
(born 1939) - film director - Giovanni FrezzaGiovanni FrezzaGiovanni Frezza is an Italian former child actor who appeared in a number of horror films throughout the 1980s.-Career:He made his film debut with a minor role the 1980 Marco Bellocchio-directed comedy-drama Salto nel vuoto . Frezza then went on to play a variety of juvenile roles, most often in...
(born 1972) - film actor - Lucia Lauria Vigna (1896–2009) - Supercentenarian
- Wally BuonoWally BuonoPasquale "Wally" Buono is the head coach, general manager and alternate governor of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League, and one of the most successful coaches in league history. He is in his 19th year of coaching, previously as head coach of the Calgary Stampeders and currently with the...
(born 1950) - BC LionsBC LionsThe BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...
football club head coach (CFLCanadian Football LeagueThe Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
)
Twin towns — Sister cities
Potenza is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with: Denver
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, USA Focşani
Focsani
Focşani is the capital city of Vrancea County in Romania on the shores the Milcov river, in the historical region of Moldavia. It has a population of 101,854.-Geography:...
, Romania