Albidona | |
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Comune di Albidona | |
Coordinates: 39°55′N 16°28′E / 39.917°N 16.467°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Calabria |
Province | Cosenza (CS) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Filomena Di Palma |
Area | |
• Total | 63.71 km2 (24.60 sq mi) |
Elevation | 810 m (2,660 ft) |
Population (30 November 2018)
[2] | |
• Total | 1,273 |
• Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
Demonym | Albidonesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 87070 |
Dialing code | 0981 |
ISTAT code | 078006 |
Patron saint | St. Michael Archangel |
Saint day | 8 May |
Albidona ( Albidonese: Albdòn) is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is located between the Ionian Sea and the mountains of Pollino National Park, at 11 km from the sea and 18 km from the mountains.
Ancient historians Lycophron and Strabo report that Albidona was founded on the ruins of Leutarnia, an old and large city of Greater Greece by the fortune-teller Calchas, returning from the Trojan War. The oldest historical information about Albidona dates actually from around the year 1000.
Albidona | |
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Comune di Albidona | |
Coordinates: 39°55′N 16°28′E / 39.917°N 16.467°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Calabria |
Province | Cosenza (CS) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Filomena Di Palma |
Area | |
• Total | 63.71 km2 (24.60 sq mi) |
Elevation | 810 m (2,660 ft) |
Population (30 November 2018)
[2] | |
• Total | 1,273 |
• Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
Demonym | Albidonesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 87070 |
Dialing code | 0981 |
ISTAT code | 078006 |
Patron saint | St. Michael Archangel |
Saint day | 8 May |
Albidona ( Albidonese: Albdòn) is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is located between the Ionian Sea and the mountains of Pollino National Park, at 11 km from the sea and 18 km from the mountains.
Ancient historians Lycophron and Strabo report that Albidona was founded on the ruins of Leutarnia, an old and large city of Greater Greece by the fortune-teller Calchas, returning from the Trojan War. The oldest historical information about Albidona dates actually from around the year 1000.