Vaglio Basilicata

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Vaglio Basilicata
Comune
Comune di Vaglio Basilicata
Coat of arms
Location of Vaglio Basilicata
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Coordinates: 40°40′N 15°55′E / 40.667°N 15.917°E / 40.667; 15.917
Country	Italy
Region	Basilicata
Province	Potenza (PZ)
Government
• Mayor	Antonio Senise
Area [1]
• Total	43.36 km2 (16.74 sq mi)
Elevation	954 m (3,130 ft)
Population  (31 December 2016)[2]
• Total	2,017
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym	Vagliesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	85022
Dialing code	0971
Patron saint	St. Faustinus
Saint day	Third Sunday of May
Website	Official website

Vaglio Basilicata 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, Brindisi Montagna, Cancellara, Pietragalla, Potenza, Tolve and Tricarico.

It is home to the Museo delle Antiche Genti di Lucania (Museum of the Ancient People of Lucania), which houses the Lucan portrait of Leonardo da Vinci, an alleged portrait of Leonardo da Vinci discovered in 2008. Also in the municipal territory is Archaeological Park "Serra di Vaglio", with remains of a Lucan town (including several princely tombs) from the 5th-3rd centuries BC. At Rossano di Vaglio are the remains of the federal sanctuary of the Lucani (used from the 5th century BC onwards) and dedicated to the goddess Mefitis. Reconstructions of the settlement and the sanctuary are in the Museo delle Antiche Genti, while most of the material excavated are in the Museo archeologico nazionale della Basilicata at Potenza.