San Martino di Finita

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San Martino di Finita
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San Martino di Finita (Italy)
San Martino di Finita
Country Italy
region Calabria
province Cosenza  (CS)
Coordinates 39 ° 29 ′  N , 16 ° 6 ′  E Coordinates: 39 ° 29 ′ 0 ″  N , 16 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  E
height 550  m slm
surface 23 km²
Residents 985 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 43 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 87010
prefix 0984
ISTAT number 078124
Popular name Sammartinesi
Patron saint Martin of Tours (November 11th)
View of San Martino di Finita
View of San Martino di Finita

San Martino di Finita (in Arbëresh , IPA : [ar'bəreʃ] : Shën Mërtiri ) is an Italian municipality with 985 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Cosenza in Calabria .

Location and dates

The area of ​​the municipality is at an altitude of 550 m above sea level and covers an area of ​​23 km² . San Martino di Finita is about 40 km northwest of Cosenza . The neighboring municipalities are Cerzeto , Lattarico , Rota Greca and Torano Castello .

history

San Martino di Finita was founded in the 15th century by families from southwestern Albania , mainly from Cameria , who fled their homeland after the Ottoman occupation of the Balkans.

Web links

Commons : San Martino di Finita  - 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.