San Demetrio Corone

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San Demetrio Corone
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San Demetrio Corone (Italy)
San Demetrio Corone
Country Italy
region Calabria
province Cosenza  (CS)
Coordinates 39 ° 34 '  N , 16 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 34 '0 "  N , 16 ° 22' 0"  E
height 521  m slm
surface 57 km²
Residents 3,282 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 58 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 87069
prefix 0984
ISTAT number 078114
Popular name Sandemetresi
Patron saint Demetrios of Thessaloniki (October 26)
Website San Demetrio Corone
San Demetrio Corone
San Demetrio Corone

San Demetrio Corone (in Arbëresh , IPA : [ar'bəreʃ] : Shën Mitri ) is an Italian municipality founded by Arbëresh ( IPA : [ar'bəreʃ] ) in the province of Cosenza in Calabria with 3282 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) .

The community of San Demetrio Corone (Bashkia e Shën Mitri) has had a community partnership ( Unione Arbëria ) with four other Arbëresh communities in the province of Cosenza: Santa Sofia d'Epiro , San Cosmo Albanese , San Giorgio Albanese and Vaccarizzo Albanese .

Location and dates

San Demetrio Corone is located about 55 kilometers north of Cosenza on the right bank of the Crati River . The neighboring municipalities are Acri , Corigliano-Rossano , San Cosmo Albanese , Santa Sofia d'Epiro , Tarsia , Terranova da Sibari and Vaccarizzo Albanese .

history

Albanian refugees ( Arbëresh ) settled in the area in 1471.

Attractions

There is a Byzantine-Norman church in the village.

literature

  • Unione Arberia (brochure) . Grafica Pollino, Castrovillari (Italian).

Web links

Commons : San Demetrio Corone  - 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.