San Chirico Nuovo

Coordinates: 40°41′N 16°5′E / 40.683°N 16.083°E / 40.683; 16.083
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San Chirico Nuovo
Comune di San Chirico Nuovo
Location of San Chirico Nuovo
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San Chirico Nuovo is located in Italy
San Chirico Nuovo
San Chirico Nuovo
Location of San Chirico Nuovo in Italy
San Chirico Nuovo is located in Basilicata
San Chirico Nuovo
San Chirico Nuovo
San Chirico Nuovo (Basilicata)
Coordinates: 40°41′N 16°5′E / 40.683°N 16.083°E / 40.683; 16.083
CountryItaly
RegionBasilicata
ProvincePotenza (PZ)
Government
 • MayorRosa Baldassarre
Area
 • Total23.39 km2 (9.03 sq mi)
Elevation
745 m (2,444 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total1,294
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
DemonymSanchirichesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
85010
Dialing code0971
Patron saintSt. Roch
Saint day22 August
WebsiteOfficial website

San Chirico Nuovo is an Arbëreshë town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata. It was founded by Albanian settlerswith the blessing of the prince of Tolve.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  3. ^ De Rosa, Luigi (2000). "The Balkan Minorities (Slays and Albanians) in South Italy". The Journal of European Economic History: 260.