Greci, Campania
Greci (Arbëreshë Albanian: Katundi) (literally meaning village/settlement) 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;[4] Arbereshe people have settled in Greci since the 15th century.[5]
Greci
Katundi | |
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| Comune di Greci | |
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Location of Greci | |
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| Coordinates: 41°15′10″N 15°10′12″E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Avellino (AV) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nicola Norcia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.27 km2 (11.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 821 m (2,694 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 915 m (3,002 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 436 m (1,430 ft) |
| Population (1 May 2009)[3] | |
| • Total | 805 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Grecesi/Katundesi |
| 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 |
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[6].
- 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.
- "Greci". Tuttitalia (in Italian).
- 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).
- "Storia" [History]. Comune di Greci (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2020-01-19.
- AACL: Albanian American Civic League (2009-11-13), Kara DioGuardi & Regis Philbin, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2018-03-22
Sources
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- Mazzarella, John. "Greci Cousins".
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