Country Italy Province / Metropolitan city Cosenza (CS) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Elevation 320 m Local time Wednesday 3:28 PM | Region Calabria Demonym(s) Spezzanesi Dialing code 0981 Province Province of Cosenza Postal code 87019 | |
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Weather 19°C, Wind NE at 16 km/h, 31% Humidity | ||
Spezzano Albanese (Arbëreshë: Spixan) is a municipality in the Province of Cosenza, Calabria, southern Italy.
Map of 87019 Spezzano Albanese Province of Cosenza, Italy
It is located on a 320-feet high hill commanding the plain of Sibari and the Esaro river valley. It originated from Albanian emigration in the 15th century. Sights include the archaeological site of Torre del Mordillo, whose excavated Bronze Age remains and a necropolis dating from the 18th century BC up to the early Hellenistic Age; the Torre Scribla, what remains of a Norman fortress originally including two towers; and the Sanctuary of Madonna delle Grazie, a Catholic church from the 16th century.
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