- San Demetrio Corone
Infobox CityIT
official_name = Comune di San Demetrio Corone
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region = RegioneIT|sigla=CAL
province = ProvinciaIT (short form)|sigla=CS (CS)
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elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 521
area_footnotes =
area_total_km2 = 57
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population_total = 3923
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population_density_km2 = 69
coordinates = coord|39|34|0|N|16|22|0|E|region:IT_type:city(3923)
gentilic = Sandemetresi
telephone = 0984
postalcode = 87069
frazioni = Soferetti, Macchia Albanese, Sant'Agata
saint = S.Demetrio Megalomartire
day =26 October
mapx = #expr:39 + 34 / 60.0
mapy = #expr:16 + 22 / 60.0
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native_name = San Demetrio Corone
name = San Demetrio Corone
website = http://sandemetriocorone.asmenet.itSan Demetrio Corone is a town and "
comune " in theprovince of Cosenza in theCalabria region of southernItaly . It is notable for the Collegio of Sant'Adriano, a boarding school which produced many patriots and theorists/revolutionaries in theItalian Independence wars Geography
The village is surrounded by lush vegetation and overlooks the Piana (plains) di Sibari. Majestic views of the
Apennine Mountains and the Ionian Sea dominate the scenery. It is bordered byAcri ,Corigliano Calabro ,San Cosmo Albanese ,Vaccarizzo Albanese ,Santa Sofia d'Epiro ,Tarsia andTerranova da Sibari .History
San Demetrio Corone has its origins in the 1470's, founded by Albanians fleeing their motherland to escape persecution from the invading Ottomans. The "Sandemetresi", as in other Italian/Albanian towns, are fluent in both Italian and Albanian, though the latter is a rather italianised dialect.
The church of Sant'Adriano (built ca. 1000AD), adjacent to the aforementioned Collegio, is a fine example of early Norman-Byzantine architecture and contains some exquisite mosaics.
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