San Paolo Albanese
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San Paolo Albanese
Shën Pali Arbëreshëve | |
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| Comune di San Paolo Albanese | |
 View over San Paolo Albanese | |
  San Paolo Albanese Location of San Paolo Albanese in Italy  San Paolo Albanese San Paolo Albanese (Basilicata) | |
| Coordinates: 40°2′N 16°20′E / 40.033°N 16.333°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Basilicata |
| Province | Potenza (PZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mosè Antonio Troiano |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.22 km2 (11.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 253 |
| • Density | 8.37/km2 (21.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sanpaolesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 85030 |
| Dialing code | 0973 |
| ISTAT code | 076020 |
| Website | Official website |
San Paolo Albanese (Arbëreshë Albanian: Shën Pali Arbëresheve) is an Arbëreshë[3] village and comune of 328 people[4] in the province of Potenza, in the Basilicata region of southern Italy.
At an elevation of 843 metres (2,766 ft) and situated on the slope of Mt. Carnara 1,284 metres (4,213 ft) above sea level, San Paolo is the smallest commune in Basilicata with an area of 29.9 square kilometres (11.5 mi2).
The village is bordered by the towns of Alessandria del Carretto (CS), Cersosimo, Noepoli, San Costantino Albanese and Terranova di Pollino.
It is also adjacent to Pollino National Park.
Demographics
San Paolo is smaller than the neighboring Arbëresh village San Costantino Albanese, and is the least populated commune in the province.[5]
The village saw a steady number of births and deaths through the 19th century, with a slight reduction in the death rate. The single largest year for deaths was 1835 when 120 people died. This was the first year of a Cholera epidemic on the Italian Peninsula which lasted three years.[6]
History
San Paolo Albanese was founded in approximately 1534 by ethnic Albanians refugees or Arbëreshë, from Corone, Morea in Greece which was occupied by the Ottoman Turks.
In the early 1900s, the town and much of Southern Italy saw a wave of emigration to the United States and South America. Immigrants initially clustered in the New York Metropolitan Area but can be found distributed throughout the US.
The population dropped during the late 19th, and late 20th century from 1,430 in 1861, 968 in 1911, 911 in 1961, to 306 in 2011.[7]
From 1936 to 1962, the village was called Casalnuovo Lucano.
With the opening of Albania in the last 20th century, Albanians again started coming to Italy. Politicians in the two countries have been working to build relationships between the communities.[8]
