Lungro

Lungro
Country	Italy
region	Calabria
province	Cosenza (CS)
Coordinates	39 ° 45 ′ N , 16 ° 7 ′ E Coordinates: 39 ° 45 ′ 0 ″ N , 16 ° 7 ′ 0 ″ E
height	650 m slm
surface	35 km²
Residents	2,364 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	68 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	87010
prefix	0981
ISTAT number	078069
Popular name	Lungresi ( Albanian Ungënjotë )
Patron saint	San Nicola (December 6th)
Website	Lungro
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Lungro (in Arbëresh , IPA : [ar'bəreʃ] : Ungra ) is a southern Italian municipality with 2364 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Cosenza in Calabria .

Location and dates

The area of the municipality lies at an altitude of 650 m above sea level in the Pollino National Park and covers an area of 35 km² . Lungro is about 67 km north of Cosenza .

The neighboring municipalities are Acquaformosa , Altomonte , Firmo , Orsomarso , San Donato di Ninea and Saracena .

history

The place was founded around 1468 by Albanians who immigrated in the 15th century from what is now the states of Albania and Greece .

Since 1919 Lungro has been the seat of the Lungro Eparchy of the Italo-Albanian Church .

Web links

Information at comuni-italiani.it (Italian)

Commons : Lungro - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

[1] Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.