San Martino di Finita

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)
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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

→ Main article : Albanian immigration to Italy (1468–1506)

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

• 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.