Place:Balvano, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

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NameBalvano
TypeTown
Coordinates40.633°N 15.517°E
Located inPotenza, Basilicata, Italy
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Balvano (Lucano: ) is a small city and a commune in the province of Potenza (Basilicata, southern Italy).

The recent history of Balvano is connected to several catastrophes. In 1944, a steam train stalled in a nearby railway tunnel, suffocating 426 passengers. It was also one of the towns nearly destroyed by the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.


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