Anzi, Basilicata

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{{Infobox Italian comune

| name = Anzi

| official_name = Comune di Anzi

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| image_caption = View of Anzi, Basilicata

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| coordinates = {{coord|40|31|4|N|15|55|10|E|region:IT|display=inline}}

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| region = Basilicata

| province = Potenza (PZ)

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| mayor = Maria Filomena Graziadei

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| population_footnotes = All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

| population_total = 1626

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| population_demonym = Anzesi

| elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web|url=http://www.comuni-italiani.it/076/004/clima.html|title=Anzi: Clima e Dati Geografici|language=Italian|website=Comuni Italiani}}

| elevation_m = 1008

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| saint = Saint Donatus

| day = August 7

| postal_code = 85010

| area_code = 0971

| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.anzi.pz.it/}}

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Anzi is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.

Main sights

Anzi boasts the fourth largest static nativity scene in Europe. Since 2008, an astronomical observatory and planetarium has been in service on the summit of Mount Siri, managed by the Teerum Valgemon Aesai voluntary association, based in Anzi. By contacting the association, it is possible to visit the nativity scene and join in the exhibitions at the planetarium, as well as to participate in evenings of celestial observation.[http://www.comune.potenza.it/turismo/area_metropolitana/ Turismo - Area Metropolitana] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810041758/http://www.comune.potenza.it/turismo/area_metropolitana/ |date=August 10, 2009 }}

People

Anthony Celebrezze, United States Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare from 1962 to 1965.
Giuseppe Di Melfi, alias 'Young Zulu Kid', American flyweight boxer (1897–1977).

== Geography ==

Anzi rises to {{convert|1029|m|ft}} above sea level, in the central-northern part of the province. It is the fourth highest comune in the region by altitude, after Pietrapertosa, Marsicovetere and Viggiano.

It is bounded by the comuni of Abriola (17 km), Brindisi Montagna (19 km), Calvello (15 km), Castelmezzano (21 km), Laurenzana (11 km), Pignola (23 km), Potenza (25 km), Trivigno (16 km). It lies exactly {{convert|25|km|mi}} from Potenza and {{convert|91|km|mi}} from the other province of Basilicata, Matera.

Anzi, Basilicata

Main sights

People

Twin towns

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