Vaccarizzo Albanese (Arbëresh: Vakarici) is an Italian town and comune (municipality) of the province of Cosenza, Calabria, southern Italy.
Vaccarizzo Albanese | |
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| Comune di Vaccarizzo Albanese | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Vaccarizzo within the Province of Cosenza | |
Location of Vaccarizzo Albanese  | |
  Vaccarizzo Albanese Location of Vaccarizzo Albanese in Italy  Vaccarizzo Albanese Vaccarizzo Albanese (Calabria) | |
| Coordinates: 39°35′N 16°26′E / 39.583°N 16.433°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Cosenza (CS) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Pomillo |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.53 km2 (3.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,098 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vaccarizzioti |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 87060 |
| Dialing code | 0983 |
| Patron saint | Madonna of Constantinople |
| Website | Official website |
History
editThe town was founded in 1470 as Vaccarizzo. In 1863 its toponym changed adding Albanese (i.e. "Albanian"), due to its origins.
Geography
editVaccarizzo is bordered by Acri, San Cosmo Albanese and San Giorgio Albanese.[3]
Language
editVaccarizzo Albanian, the Arbëresh dialect of the Albanian language that is spoken in the villages of Vaccarizzo Albanese and San Giorgio Albanese, in southern Italy, by approximately 3,000 people. Vaccarizzo Albanian has retained many archaic features of the Tosk dialect, on which the Standard Albanian is based.
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
- ^ 39990 Vaccarizzo Albanese on OpenStreetMap
External links
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- Official website (in Italian)
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