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.
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.
It counts the hamlets (
Frazione) 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 Terme and
Reggio Calabria. Its railway station is the terminus of 2 abandoned lines using two different
Track gauge: the standard gauge line Sicignano–Lagonegro, and the
narrow gauge line Lagonegro–Castrovillari–Spezzano Albanese.
People
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