Savoia_di_Lucania

Savoia di Lucania

Savoia di Lucania

Comune in Basilicata, Italy

Savoia di Lucania (Lucano: Savòie) 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.[2]

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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. Two committees have been constituted, one for the return to the toponym of Salvia, and another for the maintenance of the current name.[3][4][5][6]

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.[7] It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Castellaro, Fossati, and Perolla.

People

References

  1. [1]
    "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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    (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
  3. [3]
    (in Italian) Article on Il Messaggero
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    (in Italian) Article on l'Espresso
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    (in Italian) Article[permanent dead link] on La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno
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    (in Italian) Article on circolopertinielba.org
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    40604 (x a j h) Savoia di Lucania on OpenStreetMap
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