Teana

For other uses, see Teana (disambiguation).
Teana
Comune
Comune di Teana
View of Teana
View of Teana
Location of Teana
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Teana is located in Italy
Teana
Teana
Location of Teana in Italy
Teana is located in Basilicata
Teana
Teana
Teana (Basilicata)
Coordinates: 40°8′N 16°9′E / 40.133°N 16.150°E / 40.133; 16.150
CountryItaly
RegionBasilicata
ProvincePotenza (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)
DemonymTeanesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
85030
Dialing code0973
Patron saintSaint Blaise
Saint day8 August - 9 August
WebsiteOfficial 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.

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.


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