Greci, Campania – Wikipedia
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Comune in Campania, Italy
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Greci Katundi |
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| Comune di Greci | |
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Location of Greci  |
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 Location of Greci in Italy 
Greci (Campania) |
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| Coordinates:
41°15′10″N 15°10′12″E / 41.25278°N 15.17000°ECoordinates: 41°15′10″N 15°10′12″E / 41.25278°N 15.17000°E |
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| 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 | |
| • 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 |
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.
References[edit]
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“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
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