What is Potenza?
{{Infobox Italian comune|name=Potenza|official_name=Città di Potenza|native_name={{native name|nap|Putenz(a)}}|image_skyline=Potenza1.jpg|image_caption=Panorama of Potenza|image_flag=Flag of Potenza.svg|image_shield=Stemmapz.gif|region=[[Basilicata]]|province=[[Province of Potenza|Potenza]] (PZ)|area_total_km2=173|population_total=67348|population_as_of=31 May 2015|postal_code=85100|area_code=0971|istat=|website={{official website|http://www.comune.potenza.it/}}}} '''Potenza''' ({{lang-it|Potenza}}) is an [[Italy|Italian]] city in south of Italy, in the region [[Basilicata]]. It is the capital of Basilicata and also the center of [[Province of Potenza|Potenza province]]. About 70,000 people live there. Potenza means strength in Italian. The [[altitude]] of the city center is 819m, thus making it the highest provincial capital in Italy. Potenza has a [[cathedral]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Province of Potenza}} {{multistub|geo|Europe}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Regional capitals in Italy]] [[Category:Cities in Potenza]]