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San Costantino Albanese | |
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| Comune di San Costantino Albanese Bashkia Shën Kostandinit i Arbëreshëvet | |
03.jpg) Church of San Costantino il Grande, San Costantino Albanese | |
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| Coordinates:40°2′N16°18′E / 40.033°N 16.300°E /40.033; 16.300 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Basilicata |
| Province | Potenza (PZ) |
| Frazioni | Conserva, Farneta, Martorino, Venticalia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Renato Iannibelli |
| Area | |
• Total | 37 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Population (31 March 2015)[2] | |
• Total | 738 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sancostantinesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 85030 |
| Dialing code | 0973 |
| Patron saint | St. Constantine the Great |
| Saint day | 21 May |
San Costantino Albanese (Arbëreshë Albanian:Shën Kostandinit i Arbëreshëvet) is anArbëreshë[3] town andcomune in theprovince of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region ofBasilicata.
San Costantino Albanese sits on a hilltop overlooking theSarmento Valley and is located across the valley fromSan Paolo Albanese. The Sarmento River is a dry rock-strewn riverbed during the summer but can be a torrent during the winter rains. The two towns are 3 kilometres (2 mi) apart but the path through the river valley by road is about 8 kilometres (5 mi).[4]
The village is bordered by the towns ofAlessandria del Carretto,Cersosimo,Noepoli,San Paolo Albanese andTerranova di Pollino.
It is also adjacent toPollino National Park.
San Costantino Albanese was founded in approximately 1534 by ethnicAlbanians refugees orArbëreshë, fromCorone,Morea inGreece which was occupied by the Ottoman Turks. Surnames such as Scutari, reflect this connection with the Albanian heritage.
In the early 20th century, the town, like much ofSouthern Italy, saw a wave of emigration to the United States and South America. Immigrants initially clustered in theNew York Metropolitan Area but later distributed throughout the USA.
Venticalia is a village located approximately 3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi) from San Costantino.
Since the end of the 17th century, it has been thefeudal rustic retreat of the Pace family of St. Constantine Albanese. In the seventeenth century. the Pace family built a smallvotive chapel dedicated to the cult ofSaint Helena mother of theEmperor Constantine, of which today only a few remnants remain visible.
Today the village is the site of a compressed wood pellet factory.
Martorino is one of the concessions granted by the Pignatelli feudal family in the late 17th century to the Pace family.
Local businesses include agriculture and agritourism.
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