Misplaced Pages

Civita, Calabria

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Civita, Calabria" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Comune in Calabria, Italy
Civita Çifti
Comune
Comune di Civita
Civita panoramaCivita panorama
Coat of arms of CivitaCoat of arms
Location of Civita
Civita is located in ItalyCivitaCivitaLocation of Civita in ItalyShow map of ItalyCivita is located in CalabriaCivitaCivitaCivita (Calabria)Show map of Calabria
Coordinates: 39°50′N 16°19′E / 39.833°N 16.317°E / 39.833; 16.317
CountryItaly
RegionCalabria
ProvinceCosenza (CS)
Government
 • MayorAlessandro Tocci
Area
 • Total27 km (10 sq mi)
Elevation450 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 • Total1,124
 • Density42/km (110/sq mi)
DemonymCivitesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code87010
Dialing code0981
Patron saintSt. Blaise
WebsiteOfficial website

Civita (Arbërisht: Çifti) is a hilltown and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Facing the Ionian Sea, it is part of the Pollino National Park. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

It was founded in the 15th century by Albanian refugees from the Ottoman invasion. The Civitesi are part of an ethnic minority (Arbëreshë) officially recognized by the Italian laws.

Plaque of the Albanian Princess Erina Castriota who was the great granddaughter of Skanderbeg.

Main sights

  • Ponte del Diavolo (Devil's Bridge).
  • Raganello Canyons.
  • Church with Byzantine mosaics and a precious icon.
  • Arbëreshë Ethnic Museum.

Notable people

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. "Calabria" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.

External links

Calabria · Comuni of the Province of Cosenza
Arbëreshë settlements
Basilicata
Calabria
Campania
Molise
Puglia
Sicily
See also
Arbëreshë people
Arbëresh language
Vaccarizzo Albanian



Stub icon

This Calabrian location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: