Santa Caterina Albanese

Santa Caterina Albanese
Country	Italy
region	Calabria
province	Cosenza  (CS)
Coordinates	39 ° 35 '  N , 16 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 35 '0 "  N , 16 ° 4' 0"  E
height	472  m slm
surface	17 km²
Residents	1,192 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	70 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	87010
prefix	0984
ISTAT number	078129
Website	Santa Caterina Albanese

Santa Caterina Albanese (in Arbëresh , IPA : [ ar'bəreʃ ] : Picilì ) is a southern Italian municipality with 1,192 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 472 m above sea level and covers an area of ​​17 km² . Santa Caterina Albanese is about 56 km northwest of Cosenza . The neighboring municipalities are Fagnano Castello , Malvito , Roggiano Gravina and San Marco Argentano .

history

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

Santa Caterina Albanese was founded in the 15th century by families from southwestern Albania and Morea who fled their homeland after the Ottoman occupation of the Balkans .

Web links

Commons : Santa Caterina 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.