Spezzano Albanese

Spezzano Albanese
Country	Italy
region	Calabria
province	Cosenza  (CS)
Coordinates	39 ° 40 ′  N , 16 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 39 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  N , 16 ° 19 ′ 0 ″  E
height	320  m slm
surface	33 km²
Residents	6,919 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	210 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	87019
prefix	0981
ISTAT number	078142
Popular name	Spezzanesi
Patron saint	Madonna delle Grazie
Website	Spezzano Albanese

Spezzano Albanese (in Arbëresh , IPA : [ ar'bəreʃ ] : Spixanë ) is an Italian municipality founded by Arbëresh ( IPA : [ar'bəreʃ] ) in the province of Cosenza in Calabria with 6919 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Spezzano Albanese is about 51 kilometers north of Cosenza on the lower reaches of the Crati River . The neighboring municipalities are Cassano allo Ionio , Castrovillari , Corigliano-Rossano , San Lorenzo del Vallo , Tarsia , Terranova da Sibari . The districts are Spezzano Albanese Scalo and Spezzano Albanese Terme.

history

Residents with traditional Albanian costumes

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

Spezzano Albanese was founded around 1478 by Albanian refugees ( Arbëresh ) and is still inhabited today exclusively by long-established ethnic Albanians.

traffic

The place has a train station on the Cosenza - Sibari railway line and was the starting point of the narrow-gauge railway leading to Lagonegro . In addition, the forest railway Zoccalia led to the neighboring village of Firmo and on to the terminus Lungro .

Attractions

Castle ruins in Spezzano Albanese Scalo

The place is a thermal place with springs.

Personalities

• Antonio Lucibello (* 1942), Archbishop of Thurio and Nuncio in Turkey and Turkmenistan

Web links

Commons : Spezzano Albanese  - 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.