Cancellara

Cancellara (Lucano: ) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Acerenza, Avigliano, Oppido Lucano, Pietragalla, Tolve, Vaglio Basilicata.

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Italian comune.name: Cancellara
Italian comune.official_name: Municipality of Cancellara
Italian comune.native_name: Comune di Cancellara
Italian comune.image_skyline: Panoramica su Cancellara.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: View of Cancellara
Italian comune.region: Basilicata
Italian comune.province: Potenza (PZ)
Italian comune.mayor: Antonio Lo Re
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 42.12
Italian comune.population_total: 1126
Italian comune.population_as_of: 4-30-2023
Italian comune.population_demonym: Cancellaresi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 680
Italian comune.istat: 076018
Italian comune.saint: St. Blaise
Italian comune.day: 3 February
Italian comune.postal_code: 85010
Italian comune.area_code: 0971

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Official name: Cancellara
Demonym: cancellaresi
Population: 1139
Area: 42.5
Elevation: 680
Official website: www.comune.cancellara.pz.it
Image: DSC 6664 Cancellara.jpg
Dialing code: 0971
Licence plate code: PZ

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Commons category: Cancellara
postal code: 85010
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== History == There are several hypotheses about the origin of Cancellara. Legend tells of a Roman leader named Pietro Cancellario who, after the defeat of Hannibal (III B.C.), retreated to the area and built a village there to which he gave the name Cancellara.