San Costantino Albanese

San Costantino Albanese
Country	Italy
region	Basilicata
province	Potenza  (PZ)
Coordinates	40 ° 2 '  N , 16 ° 18'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 2 '11 "  N , 16 ° 18' 14"  E
height	650  m slm
surface	37 km²
Residents	643 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	17 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	85030
prefix	0973
ISTAT number	076075
Popular name	Sanconstantinesi
Patron saint	Constantine the Great
Website	San Constantino Albanese
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San Constantino Albanese (in Arbëresh , IPA : [ar'bəreʃ] : Shën Kostandini Arbëreshë ) is a southern Italian municipality ( comune ) in the province of Potenza in Basilicata with about 643 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). The municipality is located about 79 kilometers south-southeast of Potenza in the Pollino National Park between two tributaries of the Sinni , belongs to the Comunità montana Val Sarmento and is one of the many historical Albanian settlements of the Arbëresh in southern Italy .

San Constantino Albanese has four factions : Conserva, Farneta, Martorino and Venticalia.

history

→ Main article : Albanian immigration to Italy (1532–1534)

The place was founded in 1534 by Albanian refugees. Even today the place belongs to the Italo-Albanian language island .

Attractions

• Chiesa San Costantino il Grande in Piazza del Plebiscito
• Santuario Madonna della Conserva
• Chiesa Madonna delle Grazie (only opened by dad)
• Chiesa Madonna della Stella
• Casa Parco in Via Chicco
• Etnomuseo della Cultura Arbëreshe in Via Via Demostene, 3
• Palazzo of the gentlemen Pace of Venticalia in Largo Pace

People related to the place

• Antonio Bellusci (1934-), Papas in San Costantino Albanese from 1965 to 1973; Journalist and writer.

See also

• Settlement areas of the Arbëresh in Italy

Web links

Commons : San Costantino Albanese  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ^ Appellative of the priests of the Greek Orthodox Church and the Eastern United Dioceses of the Italo-Albanian Church in southern Italy and Sicily. Source: Treccani online , accessed May 12, 2017
3. ^ Antonio Bellusci. Retrieved May 20, 2017 (Italian).