San Giorgio Albanese
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Country | Italy | |
region | Calabria | |
province | Cosenza (CS) | |
Coordinates | 39 ° 34 ' N , 16 ° 27' 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
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
- 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.