Greci, Campania

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Comune in Campania, Italy
Greci
Katundi
Comune
Comune di Greci
Location of Greci
Map
41°15′10″N 15°10′12″E / 41.25278°N 15.17000°E / 41.25278; 15.17000
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceAvellino (AV)
Government
 • MayorNicola Norcia
Area
 • Total30.27 km2 (11.69 sq mi)
Elevation821 m (2,694 ft)
Highest elevation
915 m (3,002 ft)
Lowest elevation
436 m (1,430 ft)
Population
 (1 May 2009)[3]
 • Total805
 • Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
DemonymGrecesi/Katundesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
83030
Dialing code0825
ISTAT code064037
Patron saintSt. Bartholomew
Saint day25 August
WebsiteOfficial website

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]

Its territory borders the following municipalities: Ariano Irpino, Castelfranco in Miscano, Faeto, Orsara di Puglia, Montaguto, Savignano Irpino.

People

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Greci". Tuttitalia (in Italian).
  3. ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat); Dati - Popolazione residente all'1/5/2009
  4. ^ "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).
  5. ^ "Storia" [History]. Comune di Greci (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2020-01-19.
  6. ^ AACL: Albanian American Civic League (2009-11-13), Kara DioGuardi & Regis Philbin, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2018-03-22

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