San Basile

San Basile
Country	Italy
region	Calabria
province	Cosenza  (CS)
Coordinates	39 ° 49 '  N , 16 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 49 '0 "  N , 16 ° 10' 0"  E
height	540  m slm
surface	18 km²
Residents	1,019 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	57 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	87010
prefix	0981
ISTAT number	078111
Popular name	Sambasilesi ( Arbëresh : Shënvasilotë)
Patron saint	San Giovan Battista and Santa Maria Odigitria (May 25, Tuesday after Pentecost)
Website	San Basile
Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista

San Basile (in Arbëresh , IPA : [ar'bəreʃ] : Shën Vasili ) is an Italian municipality with 1019 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Cosenza in Calabria .

The area of ​​the municipality is at an altitude of 540 m above sea level and covers an area of ​​52 km² . San Basile is about 73 km north of Cosenza . The neighboring municipalities are Castrovillari , Morano Calabro and Saracena .

history

San Basile was founded between 1475 and 1480 by Albanian refugees ( Arbëresh ).

Attractions

• Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista

Web links

Commons : San Basile  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information at comuni-italiani.it (Italian)

Individual evidence

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