Lagonegro

Lagonegro (Lucano: Launìvere) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italy region of Basilicata. It is part of the Valle del Noce and has (2017) a population of 5,471.^[2]

Lagonegro
Comune
Comune di Lagonegro
View of Lagonegro
Coat of arms
Lagonegro within the Province of Potenza
Location of Lagonegro
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Coordinates: 40°8′N 15°46′E
Country	Italy
Region	Basilicata
Province	Potenza (PZ)
Frazioni	Casale Serino, Cervaro, Farno, Fecìla, Fortino, Malpignata, Pennarone, Strette
Government
• Mayor	Maria Rita Cocciufa (commissar§)
Area [1]
• Total	113.07 km2 (43.66 sq mi)
Elevation	666 m (2,185 ft)
Population  (31 December 2017)[2]
• Total	5,442
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym	Lagonegresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	85042
Dialing code	0973
Patron saint	St. Nicholas of Bari
Saint day	6 December
Website	Official website

Geography

The municipality, located southwest of its province, near the borders of Basilicata with Cilento, a subregion of Campania, is bordered by the municipalities of Casalbuono, Casaletto Spartano, Lauria, Moliterno, Montesano sulla Marcellana, Nemoli, Rivello and Tortorella.^[3] It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Casale Serino, Cervaro, Farno, Fecìla, Fortino, Malpignata, Pennarone and Strette.

Transport

The town is served by two exits ("Lagonegro Nord" and "Lagonegro Sud") of the A2 motorway, linking Naples and Salerno to Cosenza, Lamezia and Reggio Calabria. Its railway station is the terminus of 2 abandoned lines using two different gauges: the standard gauge line Sicignano–Lagonegro, and the narrow gauge line Lagonegro–Castrovillari–Spezzano Albanese.^{[citation needed]}

People

• Tiziana Alagia (born 1973), long-distance runner
• Giuseppe Mango (1954–2014), singer
• Angelina Mango (born 2001), singer and Sanremo Festival winner

See also

• Lagonegro Cathedral