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Country
  
Italy

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Cosenza (CS)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
8 km²

Local time
  
Monday 9:49 PM

Province
  
Province of Cosenza

Region
  
Calabria

Demonym(s)
  
Vaccarizzioti

Dialing code
  
0983

Elevation
  
448 m

Postal code
  
87060

Dialling code
  
0983

Vaccarizzo Albanese

Weather
  
9°C, Wind NE at 11 km/h, 86% Humidity

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Vaccarizzo Albanese (Arbëresh: Vakariçi) is an Italian town and comune (municipality) of the province of Cosenza, Calabria region. As of 2011, its population was of 1,184.

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Map of 87060 Vaccarizzo Albanese Province of Cosenza, Italy

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History

The town was founded in 1470 as Vaccarizzo. In 1863 its toponym changed adding Albanese (i.e. "Albanian"), due to its origins.

Geography

Vaccarizzo is bordered by Acri, San Cosmo Albanese and San Giorgio Albanese.

Language

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.

Personalities

  • Vincenzo Librandi (1867-1931), writer
  • References

    Vaccarizzo Albanese Wikipedia