Vaglio Basilicata
Vaglio Basilicata is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 2079 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the province of Potenza, in the Basilicata. The village is located approximately 10.5 km east-northeast of Potenza, belongs to the Comunità Montana Alto Basento and directly adjacent to the enclave of Tricarico, Matera province.
History
The area was settled in the early antiquity through the Peucetians until the Romans conquered the area.
Traffic
The southern boundary of the municipality is the Strada Statale 407 Basentana (or the Raccordo Autostradale 5) of Potenza to Metaponto. West of this is the Strada Statale 658 Potenza Melfi is to Melfi.
Personalities
- Donato Bilancia (* 1951), killer