Carloforte
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| Country | Italy | |
| region | Sardinia | |
| province | South Sardegna (SU) | |
| Local name | Carlufòrti / U Pàize | |
| Coordinates | 39 ° 9 ′ N , 8 ° 18 ′ E | |
| height | 10 m slm | |
| surface | 50.24 km² | |
| Residents | 6,095 (Dec 31, 2019) | |
| Population density | 121 inhabitants / km² | |
| Post Code | 09014 | |
| prefix | 0781 | |
| ISTAT number | 111010 | |
| Popular name | Carlofortini or Tabarkini | |
| Patron saint | San Carlo Borromeo (November 4th) | |
| Website | Carloforte | |
 At the port of Carloforte |
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Carloforte ( Ligurian : U Pàize ) is an Italian municipality in the province of Sud Sardegna , which is located on the island of San Pietro about 10 km off the southwest coast of Sardinia . The small town with 6095 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) is the only inhabited place on the island.
Carloforte is part of the I borghi più belli d'Italia association (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy).
History and language
In 1542, the inhabitants of Pegli and the neighboring communities left their homeland on the Ligurian coast following the Lomellini , a noble merchant family of Pegli and Genoa , and settled on the island of Tabarca off the coast of Tunisia, where they lived until 1735 dived for corals. When the coral mining and thus the tribute to the Lomellini continued to decline and was therefore no longer profitable for all sides and the disputes with the Muslims intensified, King Charles Emanuel III submitted . from Savoy, on an initiative of the Piedmont architect Augusto de la Vallée, offered to settle the as yet uninhabited island of San Pietro. A part of the Tabarchini under the leadership of Agostino Tagliafico accepted the offer and settled in 1738 on the island off Sardinia. In honor of the king, they named the new place Carloforte ("Charles the Strong"). In the course of time, other emigrant families came directly from Liguria and contributed to strengthening the small, up-and-coming community.
In 1798, Carloforte was attacked by pirates and about 900 inhabitants were captured and kept as slaves in Tunis ; one of them became the mother of Beys Ahmad I. al-Husain . After five years they could finally be bought free. The parts of the old city wall and fortress still preserved today are evidence of this barbarian invasion.
The population, also known as Tabarchiners because of their origin, united the places Carloforte on the island of San Pietro and the neighboring municipality of Calasetta on the nearby island of Sant'Antioco . A smaller part of the emigrants from Tabarca turned towards the Spanish coast to Alicante and founded the place Nueva Tabarca there . This colony has retained some of the original surnames, but has been absorbed by the Spanish-speaking community in terms of language and customs. The Tabarchini are scattered all over the world, mainly in Genoa, on the Ligurian coast, in Gibraltar, in Boca near Buenos Aires and in other port cities. They are estimated at a total of 18,000 people.
The language of the Tabarians essentially corresponds to the Ligurian language of the 15th century. Through personal and commercial connections - be it from Tunisia or from the island of San Pietro - it has developed just as much as the actual Ligurian and Genoese languages. Due to its geographical location, the port of Carloforte was of remarkable importance in shipping and as a transshipment point for medium tonnages until the beginning of the 19th century. The Carlofortin Ligurian conserves some nouns and rare grammatical forms that only appear in outdated Genoese. It does not contain any Gallicisms, as it has taken up Genoese in the last few centuries, for example the accent (còccina) is typical for Pegli and not for pure Genoese. Only a few nouns from Sardinian, Arabic and Tuscan can be identified as external influences. More than 80 percent of the population still speak this dialect in everyday life.
The architecture, culture, customs and manners of Carloforte still correspond to those of Liguria.
Because of its historical, economic and cultural ties to the Ligurian capital, especially with Pegli, Carloforte was recognized on November 10, 2004 as an honorary community of the province of Genoa . In 2006 the neighboring municipality of Calasetta received the same honor. Every year Carloforte celebrates festivities in partnership with Pegli.
Attractions
Forte Santa Cristina
Forte Santa Teresa
Le Mura - the wall of Carloforte
View to the Church of San Carlo Borromeo
Street in the center
Via Solferino stairs
Cineteatro "Giuseppe Cavallera"
Colonne, "the pillars", off the southern tip of the island
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Festivals
The Madonna of the Slaves, patron saint of Carloforte
This Madonna - a figurehead of a sailor washed up by the waves - was found on November 15, 1800 by the young Carlofortine slave Nicola Moretto on the beach at Nabel near Tunis. This "Black Madonna" was interpreted by the slaves on African soil as a divine symbol as a consolation for suffered suffering and persecution. After their liberation, they took it with them to the island of San Pietro and it is still an important symbol of freedom, faith and solidarity for all Carlofortines.
The festival in honor of the Madonna of the Slaves is without a doubt the most important festival in the Carolofortin community. For several years now, Pegli has also been celebrating this festival on the last Sunday in November.
San Pietro, patron of fishermen
The veneration of the elder of the apostles goes back to the roots of the colony. The cult of the patron saint of coral divers and tuna catchers revolved around the old little church of the fountains, which was rebuilt on the 200-year-old foundation walls in the 18th century. Even today, June 29th is a major holiday in Carloforte. The celebrations end in the evening with an impressive procession on the sea, and then with fireworks and music.
The religious homage served to favor the divine blessing for all activities at sea and for the tuna fishing, which was the main source of income for the population in the past. The islanders have always had a close bond with the sea.
Town twinning
Partnerships exist with the city of Alicante in Spain, with the Genoese district of Pegli and with the metropolitan city of Genoa .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed May 30, 2017 (Italian).