Brienza
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Brienza | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Brienza | |
 View of Brienza | |
  Brienza Location of Brienza in Italy  Brienza Brienza (Basilicata) | |
| Coordinates: 40°28′43″N 15°37′47″E / 40.47861°N 15.62972°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Basilicata |
| Province | Potenza (PZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Giancristiano |
| Area | |
• Total | 82.94 km2 (32.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 706 m (2,316 ft) |
| Population (30 April 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 4,023 |
| • Density | 48.50/km2 (125.6/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Burgentini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 85050 |
| Dialing code | 0975 |
| ISTAT code | 076013 |
| Patron saint | St. Catald |
| Saint day | 10 May |
| Website | Official website |
Brienza is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.
Brienza was founded around a castle in the 7th century AD, during the Lombard rule of the Duchy of Benevento.
Between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there was a mass migration of Brienza residents to the Americas, most notably to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Chicago, in the United States. The Brienza immigrants in Argentina settled in the Mataderos (Nueva Chicago) neighborhood of Buenos Aires. The Argentine community retains a cultural affinity with Brienza through Asociacion Italiana Brienza.[3]
Main sights
Caracciolo's Castle on top of a rocky spur dominates the Melandro valley. It dates from the Angevin rule in the Kingdom of Naples; now only a ruin, rises sheer from the river Pergola. Restored since the 20th century, the manor retains fragments of its original flooring and two statues; it is now used for cultural events.
