Vaccarizzo Albanese

Vaccarizzo Albanese
Comune
Comune di Vaccarizzo Albanese

Coat of arms
Vaccarizzo Albanese

Location of Vaccarizzo Albanese in Italy

Coordinates: 39°35′N 16°26′E / 39.583°N 16.433°ECoordinates: 39°35′N 16°26′E / 39.583°N 16.433°E
Country Italy
Region Calabria
Province Cosenza (CS)
Government
  Mayor Aldo Marino
Area
  Total 8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation 448 m (1,470 ft)
Population (2007)
  Total 1,236
  Density 150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Demonym Vaccarizzioti
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 87060
Dialing code 0983
Patron saint Madonna di Costantinopoli
Website Official website

Vaccarizzo Albanese is a village and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

The town is bordered by Acri, San Cosmo Albanese and San Giorgio Albanese.

History

Please see Italian version of this wiki.

Language

Main article: Vaccarizzo Albanian

Vaccarizzo 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.

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