San Giorgio Albanese

San Giorgio Albanese
Country	Italy
region	Calabria
province	Cosenza  (CS)
Coordinates	39 ° 34 '  N , 16 ° 27'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 34 '0 "  N , 16 ° 27' 0"  E
height	420  m slm
surface	22 km²
Residents	1,364 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	62 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	87060
prefix	0983
ISTAT number	078118
Popular name	Albanian : Mbusaziotë
Patron saint	George
Website	San Giorgio Albanese
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San Giorgio Albanese (in Arbëresh , IPA : [ar'bəreʃ] : Mbuzati ) is an Italian municipality with 1,364 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Cosenza in Calabria .

The community of San Giorgio Albanese (Bashkia e Mbuzatit) has had a community partnership ( Unione Arbëria ) with four other Arbëresh communities in the province of Cosenza since 2004 : San Demetrio Corone , Santa Sofia d'Epiro , San Cosmo Albanese and Vaccarizzo Albanese .

Location and dates

The area of ​​the municipality is at an altitude of 420 meters above sea level and covers an area of ​​22 square kilometers. San Giorgio Albanese is located about 72 kilometers northeast of Cosenza . The neighboring municipalities are Acri , Corigliano-Rossano , San Cosmo Albanese and Vaccarizzo Albanese .

history

See also : Albanian immigration to Italy (1468–1506)

San Giorgio Albanese was repopulated by Albanian refugees (Arbëresh) around 1470 .

Sons and daughters

• Ercole Lupinacci (1933–2016), Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Lungro

literature

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

Web links

Commons : San Giorgio Albanese  - 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.