Forenza

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Comune di Forenza
Coat of arms of Comune di Forenza
Municipal coat of arms
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Basilicata
Province Potenza (PZ)
Mayor
Elevation 836 m
Area 115 km²
Population
 - Total 2,544
 - Density 22/km²
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 40°52′N 15°51′E
Gentilic
Dialing code 0971
Postal code 85023

Forenza 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, Filiano, Ginestra, Maschito, Palazzo San Gervasio, Pietragalla, Ripacandida.

American World War I veteran Antonio Pierro was born in Forenza in 1896.