Castelmezzano

Castelmezzano
Comune di Castelmezzano
Location of Castelmezzano
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Castelmezzano is located in Italy
Castelmezzano
Castelmezzano
Location of Castelmezzano in Italy
Castelmezzano is located in Basilicata
Castelmezzano
Castelmezzano
Castelmezzano (Basilicata)
Coordinates: 40°31′50.13″N 16°2′47.47″E / 40.5305917°N 16.0465194°E / 40.5305917; 16.0465194
CountryItaly
RegionBasilicata
ProvincePotenza (PZ)
Government
 • MayorNicola Rocco Valluzzi
Area
 • Total33.91 km2 (13.09 sq mi)
Elevation
750 m (2,460 ft)
Population
 (2019-1-1)[3]
 • Total771[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
85010
Dialing code0971
WebsiteOfficial website

Castelmezzano (Castelmezzano dialect: Castrëmënzànë) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Albano di Lucania, Anzi, Laurenzana, Pietrapertosa, Trivigno.

It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[4] In 2007 Castelmezzano was chosen by Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel magazine among "The best places you've never heard of".[5] The Telegraph included Castelmezzano among its "Italy's 19 most beautiful villages" list in 2017, defining it "one of southern Italy's most stunningly located villages".[6]

  1. ^ Italian National Institute of Statistics (2019), Totale della Popolazione residente al 1. Gennaio 2019 per sesso e stato civile - Provincia - Potenza, [1] Archived 2019-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Basilicata" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  5. ^ "The best places you've never heard of. Scouting Report 2007". budgettravel.com. September 2007. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  6. ^ Lee Marshall (25 November 2017). "Italy's 19 most beautiful villages". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2018.