Vaccarizzo Albanese (Arbëresh: Vakarici) is an Italian town and comune (municipality) of the province of Cosenza, Calabria, southern Italy.

Vaccarizzo Albanese
Comune
Comune di Vaccarizzo Albanese
Coat of arms
Vaccarizzo within the Province of Cosenza
Location of Vaccarizzo Albanese
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Coordinates: 39°35′N 16°26′E
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Province	Cosenza (CS)
Government
• Mayor	Antonio Pomillo
Area [1]
• Total	8.53 km2 (3.29 sq mi)
Elevation	448 m (1,470 ft)
Population  (30 November 2018)[2]
• Total	1,098
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Vaccarizzioti
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	87060
Dialing code	0983
Patron saint	Madonna of Constantinople
Website	Official website

History

The town was founded in 1470 as Vaccarizzo. In 1863 its toponym changed adding Albanese (i.e. "Albanian"), due to its origins.

Geography

Vaccarizzo is bordered by Acri, San Cosmo Albanese and San Giorgio Albanese.[3]

Language

Vaccarizzo Albanian, the Arbëresh dialect of the Albanian language that is spoken in the villages of Vaccarizzo Albanese and San Giorgio Albanese, in southern Italy, by approximately 3,000 people. Vaccarizzo Albanian has retained many archaic features of the Tosk dialect, on which the Standard Albanian is based.

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[es] Vaccarizzo Albanese

[ru] Ваккариццо-Альбанезе