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Teana (Basilicata)
Coordinates: 40°8′N16°9′E / 40.133°N 16.150°E / 40.133; 16.150
Country Italy
Region Basilicata
Province Potenza (PZ)
Government
  MayorVincenzo Fiorenza
Area
[1]
  Total
19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Elevation
806 m (2,644 ft)
Population
 (December 2008) [2]
  Total
683
  Density35/km2 (92/sq mi)
Demonym Teanesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
85030
Dialing code 0973
Patron saint Saint Blaise
Saint day8 August - 9 August
Website Official website

Teana is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata.

The name Teana is a derivative of the Greek word "Theano", the wife of Pythagoras, the philosopher and mathematician. Local legend states the town was formed from members of Pythagorean school.

The village of 600 is home to a distinctive pasta shape — rasccatieddi di miscchieddu — that was the subject of an episode of the program Shape of Pasta. [3]

Main sights

Some of the local landmarks and points of interest are the ruins of a Lombard Castle, the Church of our Lady of Mount Carmel, the Chapel of San Christofaro, and the Chapel of Santa Maria delle Grazie. In the past, the region was known for the production of silk from silkworms.

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References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  3. "Roku". Archived from the original on 2021-05-23. Retrieved 2021-05-23.