Viggiano

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Comune in Basilicata, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Viggiano

40°20′N 15°54′E / 40.333°N 15.900°E / 40.333; 15.900CountryItalyRegionBasilicataProvincePotenza (PZ)Government

• MayorAmedeo CicalaArea

^[1]

• Total89.03 km² (34.37 sq mi)Elevation

^[2]

975 m (3,199 ft)Population

(1996)^[3]

• Total3,148 • Density35/km² (92/sq mi)DemonymViggianesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

85059

Dialing code0975Patron saintSaint PeterSaint dayApril 7WebsiteOfficial website

Viggiano is a comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Calvello, Corleto Perticara, Grumento Nova, Laurenzana, Marsicovetere, and Montemurro.

Viggiano is known for migrant street musicians who have brought their music to Italy and worldwide through the centuries, as well as renowned for the construction of harps.^[4] Many Viggianesi had the opportunity to play in many symphonic orchestras in Europe, United States and Australia. The street musicians from Viggiano are cited as an influence on Hector Malot's Sans Famille.^[5]

Today Viggiano is known to be home to Europe's largest onshore hydrocarbon field that makes Italy the third-largest oil producer of the continent, behind Norway and United Kingdom.^[6]

The comune hosted from 1997 to 2013 the International Flute Competition "Leonardo De Lorenzo", some the jury members over the years included Jean-Pierre Rampal, Julius Baker, Jindřich Feld, Susan Milan, Carol Wincenc, and Ransom Wilson.^[7]

People linked to Viggiano

Leonardo De Lorenzo - flautist and music educator
Victor Salvi - harp maker
Mark Bresciano - football player
Billie Joe Armstrong - musician
Francesco Ferramosca - violinist
Giuseppe Truda - violinist, conductor, composer, teacher

Demographics

Historical population of Viggiano
(Source: ^[8])
Year	1861	1871	1881	1901	1911	1921	1931	1936	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
Population	5731	6188	6030	4351	4030	3777	3870	4046	4152	4039	3179	3088	3161	3208	3122

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Comune di Viggiano (PZ) - CAP e Informazioni utili". Tuttitalia (in Italian).
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ John E. Zucchi, The Little Slaves of the Harp, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 1998, p.33
^ Eva Bonitatibus. "L'arpa perduta - L'identità dei musicanti girovaghi" (PDF) (in Italian and English). consiglio.basilicata.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 7, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
^ Alessandra Migliaccio (May 30, 2013). "Oil Fields Under Olive Groves Offer Italy Economic Boost". bloomberg.com. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
^ "Past editions of the "Leonardo De Lorenzo" International Flute Competition". leonardodelorenzo.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
^ Statistiche I.Stat - ISTAT