Casalvecchio di Puglia

Casalvecchio (Arbëreshë Albanian: Kazallveqi) is an Arbëreshë comune and village in the Province of Foggia, Apulia, southern Italy. Mostly originating from a 15th-century migration of Albanians, the residents have subsisted by family farming. Of those native to the area for generations, many have continued to use Arbëresh, even those of the post–World War II generation.

Casalvecchio di Puglia
Kazallveqi
Comune di Casalvecchio di Puglia
View from Castelnuovo della Daunia
View from Castelnuovo della Daunia
Location of Casalvecchio di Puglia
Casalvecchio di Puglia is located in Italy
Casalvecchio di Puglia
Casalvecchio di Puglia
Location of Casalvecchio di Puglia in Italy
Casalvecchio di Puglia is located in Apulia
Casalvecchio di Puglia
Casalvecchio di Puglia
Casalvecchio di Puglia (Apulia)
Coordinates: 41°36′N 15°7′E
CountryItaly
RegionApulia
ProvinceFoggia (FG)
Government
  MayorNoè Andreano
Area
  Total31.93 km2 (12.33 sq mi)
Elevation
465 m (1,526 ft)
Population
 (28 February 2017)[2]
  Total1,863
  Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
DemonymCasalvecchiesi or Kazallveqotra
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
71030
Dialing code0881
WebsiteOfficial website

History

In 1461 near Monte Gargano, in the southeastern Apennine mountains, a group of 5000 immigrants from Albania fled the enculturation of the Ottoman Turks and Islam. They were sent by the Albanian leader Skanderbeg. This part of Apulia was granted to the incomers by the king of Naples.[3]

References

  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. "Casalvecchio di Puglia". Retrieved June 27, 2006.



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