Forenza ( Lucano: ) is a town and ''

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province of Potenza The province of Potenza (; Potentino: ) is a province in the Basilicata region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Potenza. Geography It has an area of and a total population of 369,538 (as of 2017). There are 100 ''comuni'' (singular: ''com ...

Basilicata Basilicata (, ; ), also known by its ancient name Lucania (, , ), is an administrative region in Southern Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia to the north and east, and Calabria to the south. It has two coastlines: a 30-kilometr ...

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Acerenza Acerenza ( Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). History With its strategic position ab ...

Avigliano Avigliano ( Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata. Geography Overview The area surrounding Avigliano is considered mountainous with elevations varying between . Town's ...

Filiano Filiano ( Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni (Municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal cor ...

Ginestra Ginestra () is an Arbëreshë town and ''comune'' in the Province of Potenza, Basilicata, Italy. It is bounded by the comuni of Barile, Forenza, Maschito, Ripacandida, Venosa Venosa (Neapolitan language, Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune ...

Maschito Maschito (; Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Potenza, in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. Like other towns in the Vulture area, Maschito was repopulated by Albanian refugees after the occupation of Albania by the Ot ...

Palazzo San Gervasio Palazzo San Gervasio ( Lucano: ) is a small agricultural town and ''comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni (Municipalities) of Acerenza, Banzi, Forenza, Genzano di Luc ...

Pietragalla Pietragalla is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bordered by the comuni of Acerenza, Avigliano, Cancellara, Forenza, Potenza, Vaglio Basilicata Vaglio Basilicata is a town and ' ...

Ripacandida Ripacandida ( IPA: ; Ripacandidesi: ''Rubbuacànnə;'' Lucano dialect: ''R'bbacànnə'' or ''R'pacànnə'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Atella, B ...

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veteran Antonio Pierro was born in Forenza in 1896. The village of Forenza is built on a hill top near the ruins of the ancient Samnite city of Forentum, which was occupied by the ancient Romans in 317 BC and destroyed during the Gothic War of 535–553 AD.

Main sights

Sights include: *Chiesa del Crocifisso, which preserves a wooden crucifix from the 17th century *Chiesa Madre (Mother Church), featuring a Romanesque portal *Annunziata Church, housing a statue of S. Maria of the Lombards in the interior.

References

External links

* Cities and towns in Basilicata {{Basilicata-geo-stub