Greci, Campania
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Greci | |
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Comune di Greci | |
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Coordinates: 41°15′10″N 15°10′12″E / 41.25278°N 15.17000°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Campania |
Province | Avellino (AV) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Nicola Norcia |
Area | |
• Total | 30.27 km2 (11.69 sq mi) |
Elevation | 823 m (2,700 ft) |
Population (1 May 2009)[2] | |
• Total | 805 |
• Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
Demonym | Grecesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 83030 |
Dialing code | 0825 |
ISTAT code | 064037 |
Patron saint | St. Bartholomew |
Saint day | 25 August |
Website | Official website |
Greci (Arbëreshë Albanian: Katundi) is an Arbëreshë town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy, located about 100 km northeast of Naples and about 50 km southwest of Foggia. It is a mountain agricultural village lying astride the Apennines and represents the only existing linguistic minority in Campania;[3] Arbereshe people have settled in Greci since the 15th century.
Its territory borders the following municipalities: Ariano Irpino, Castelfranco in Miscano, Faeto, Orsara di Puglia, Montaguto, Savignano Irpino.
People
- Filomena Boscia, mother of American showman Regis Philbin. He showed his family-tree on an episode of the show Live with Kelly and Ryan[4]
- Joseph J. DioGuardi, Sr., father of Joseph J. DioGuardi.
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat); Dati - Popolazione residente all'1/5/2009
- ^ "Legge regionale n. 14 del 20 dicembre 2004. Tutela della minoranza alloglotta e del patrimonio storico, culturale e folcloristico della comunità albanofona del comune di Greci in provincia di Avellino" (PDF). Regione Campania (in Italian).
- ^ AACL: Albanian American Civic League (2009-11-13), Kara DioGuardi & Regis Philbin, retrieved 2018-03-22
Sources
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