Vaccarizzo Albanese

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Vaccarizzo Albanese
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Vaccarizzo Albanese (Italy)
Vaccarizzo Albanese
Country Italy
region Calabria
province Cosenza  (CS)
Coordinates 39 ° 35 '  N , 16 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 35 '0 "  N , 16 ° 26' 0"  E
height 448  m slm
surface 8 km²
Residents 1,086 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 136 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 87060
prefix 0983
ISTAT number 078152
Popular name Vaccarizzioti, Albanian : Vakariciotë
Patron saint Madonna di Costantinopoli
Website Vaccarizzo Albanese
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Vaccarizzo Albanese (in Arbëresh , IPA : [ ar'bəreʃ ] : Vakarici or Mbuzati ) is an Italian municipality founded by Arbëresh ( IPA : [ar'bəreʃ] ) with 1086 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Cosenza in Calabria .

The municipality of Vaccarizzo Albanese (Bashkia e Vakarici) has had a municipal partnership ( Unione Arbëria ) with four other Arbëresh municipalities in the Cosenza province: San Demetrio Corone , Santa Sofia d'Epiro , San Cosmo Albanese and San Giorgio Albanese .

Location and dates

The area of ​​the municipality is at an altitude of 448 m above sea level and covers an area of ​​8 km² . Vaccarizzo Albanese is located about 73 km northeast of Cosenza . The neighboring municipalities are Acri , San Cosmo Albanese and San Giorgio Albanese . Vaccarizzo has a stop on the Cosenza – Catanzaro railway line .

history

Vaccarizzo Albanese was founded between 1469 and 1492 by Albanian refugees (Arbëresh).

literature

  • Unione Arberia (brochure) . Grafica Pollino, Castrovillari (Italian).

Web links

Commons : Vaccarizzo 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.