San Cosmo Albanese

San Cosmo Albanese Strigàri
Comune
Comune di San Cosmo Albanese
Coat of arms
Location of San Cosmo Albanese
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Coordinates: 39°35′N 16°25′E
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Province	Cosenza (CS)
Frazioni	Campanaro, Matermare
Government
• Mayor	Damiano Baffa
Area [1]
• Total	11.57 km^2 (4.47 sq mi)
Elevation	407 m (1,335 ft)
Population  (31 July 2018)[2]
• Total	590
• Density	51/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Strigajot, Sancosmitani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	87060
Dialing code	0983
Patron saint	Sts. Cosmas and Damian
Saint day	27 September
Website	Official website

San Cosmo Albanese (Arbëreshë Albanian: Strigàri; Calabrian: San Cuòsimu) is a village and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

In the territory of the current village a tiny rural settlement called Santo Cosma, formerly dependent on the local Basilian monastery, existed prior to the arrival of Albanians. Following the collapse of Albanian resistance to the Ottoman Empire, Albanian Christians migrated to Italy and settled in the village. As a result, today the village is home to an Arbëresh community.

People

• Giuseppe Serembe, writer, poet
• Terenzio Tocci, politician

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.