San Cosmo Albanese
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Country | Italy | |
region | Calabria | |
province | Cosenza (CS) | |
Coordinates | 39 ° 35 ′ N , 16 ° 25 ′ E | |
height | 407 m slm | |
surface | 14 km² | |
Residents | 601 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 43 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 87060 | |
prefix | 0983 | |
ISTAT number | 078113 | |
Popular name | Albanian : Strigàjot | |
Patron saint | SS.Cosma e Damiano (September 27th) | |
Website | San Cosmo Albanese |
San Cosmo Albanese (in Arbëresh , IPA : [ ar'bəreʃ ] : Striàri ) is an Italian municipality founded by Arbëresh ( IPA : [ar'bəreʃ] ) in the province of Cosenza in Calabria with 601 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).
The municipality of San Cosmo Albanese (Bashkia e Striàri) has had a municipal partnership ( Unione Arbëria ) with four other Arbëresh municipalities in the province of Cosenza: San Demetrio Corone , San Giorgio Albanese , Santa Sofia d'Epiro and Vaccarizzo Albanese since 2004 .
Location and dates
The area of the municipality is at an altitude of 407 meters above sea level and covers an area of fourteen square kilometers. San Cosmo Albanese is about 66 kilometers north of Cosenza . The neighboring municipalities are Acri , Corigliano-Rossano , San Demetrio Corone , San Giorgio Albanese and Vaccarizzo Albanese .
history
A Basilian monastery belonging to the SS. Cosma e Damiano was first mentioned in 1088. Albanian refugees ( Arbëresh ) settled the area in 1470.
Sons and daughters
- Teodoro Minisci , an abbot of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata
- Giuseppe Serembe (1844–1901), poet
Attractions
- Giuseppe Serembe's birth house in Via Giuseppe Serembe 89
- War memorial
- Statue of Georg Kastriota Skanderbeg in Via Skanderbeg
- Mother Church of SS. Pietro e Paolo in Via Papa Giovanni XXIII
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Greek-Byzantine pilgrimage church of SS. Cosma e Damiano in Via Santuario
literature
- Unione Arberia (brochure) . Grafica Pollino, Castrovillari (Italian).
Web links
- Information at comuni-italiani.it (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.