Spezzano Albanese

Spezzano Albanese
Comune
Comune di Spezzano Albanese
Remains of the castle.
Coat of arms
Location of Spezzano Albanese
Spezzano Albanese Location of Spezzano Albanese in Italy Spezzano Albanese Spezzano Albanese (Calabria)
Coordinates: 39°40′N 16°19′E
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Province	Cosenza (CS)
Government
• Mayor	Ferdinando Nociti
Area
• Total	32.26 km2 (12.46 sq mi)
Elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
Population  (30 June 2012)
• Total	7,217
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Demonym	Spezzanesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	87019
Dialing code	0981
Patron saint	Our Lady of the Graces (Madonna delle Grazie)
Saint day	First Tuesday after the Easter
Website	Official website

Spezzano Albanese (Arbëreshë: Spixan) is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, southern Italy.

It is located on a 320 m 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, which was the first residence / Fief of Robert Guiscard the future Duke of Calabria and Puglia, on his arrival in Calabria; and the Sanctuary of Madonna delle Grazie, a Catholic church from the 16th century.

Sources

• Serra, Alessandro (1987). Spezzano Albanese nelle vicende storiche sue e dell'Italia (1470 - 1945). Spezzano Albanese: Edizioni Trimograf.

External links

• Linguistical Portal of Spezzano Albanese (in Italian, English, and Albanian)