world.wikisort.org - Italy

Viggiano is a comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Calvello, Corleto Perticara, Grumento Nova, Laurenzana, Marsicovetere, and Montemurro.

This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Italian. (January 2022) Click [show] for important translation instructions. Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at [[:it:Viggiano]]; see its history for attribution. You should also add the template {{Translated|it|Viggiano}} to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

Viggiano
Comune
Comune di Viggiano
Coat of arms
Location of Viggiano
Viggiano Location of Viggiano in Italy Show map of Italy Viggiano Viggiano (Basilicata) Show map of Basilicata
Coordinates: 40°20′N 15°54′E
Country	Italy
Region	Basilicata
Province	Potenza (PZ)
Government
• Mayor	Amedeo Cicala
Area [1]
• Total	89.03 km2 (34.37 sq mi)
Elevation	1,023 m (3,356 ft)
Population  (1996)[2]
• Total	3,148
• Density	35/km2 (92/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Viggianesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	85059
Dialing code	0975
Patron saint	Saint Peter
Saint day	April 7
Website	Official website

Viggiano is known for migrant street musicians who have brought their music to Italy and worldwide through the centuries, as well as renowned for the construction of harps.[3] Many Viggianesi had the opportunity to play in many symphonic orchestras in Europe, United States and Australia. The street musicians from Viggiano are cited as an influence on Hector Malot's Sans Famille.[4]

Today Viggiano is known to be home to Europe's largest onshore hydrocarbon field that makes Italy the third-largest oil producer of the continent, behind Norway and United Kingdom.[5]

The comune hosted from 1997 to 2013 the International Flute Competition "Leonardo De Lorenzo", some the jury members over the years included Jean-Pierre Rampal, Julius Baker, Jindřich Feld, Susan Milan, Carol Wincenc, and Ransom Wilson.[6]

People linked to Viggiano

• Leonardo De Lorenzo - flautist and music educator
• Victor Salvi - harp maker
• Mark Bresciano - football player
• Billie Joe Armstrong - musician
• Francesco Ferramosca - violinist

Demographics

Historical population of Viggiano
(Source: [7])

Year	1861	1871	1881	1901	1911	1921	1931	1936	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
Population	5731	6188	6030	4351	4030	3777	3870	4046	4152	4039	3179	3088	3161	3208	3122

References

На других языках

---

- [en] Viggiano

---

[es] Viggiano

Viggiano es una localidad italiana de la provincia de Potenza, región de Basilicata, con 3.178 habitantes.[3]

---

[ru] Виджано

Виджано (итал. Viggiano) — коммуна в Италии, расположена в регионе Базиликата, подчиняется административному центру Потенца.

---

---