Tarsia is a town and ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' in the
province of Cosenza in the
Calabria region of southern
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
. The ancient town of
Caprasia is thought to be the modern Tarsia.
Geography
The municipality borders with
Bisignano
Bisignano ( Calabrian: ) is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Cosenza, part of the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is situated on hills in the Crati valley, between the Pollino and Sila National Parks. The town has historically been ...
,
Corigliano Calabro
Corigliano Calabro is a town and a ''frazione'' of Corigliano-Rossano located in the province of Cosenza, c. 40 km northeast of the city of Cosenza, in Calabria, southern Italy.
Geography
It is situated near the mouth of a river of the same ...
,
Roggiano Gravina
Roggiano Gravina is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is locate ...
,
San Demetrio Corone
San Demetrio Corone (Arbëreshë: ''Shën Mitri'') is a town and municipality in the Calabria region of Italy, at an altitude of 521 meters and with 3,387 inhabitants. The town is among the most important cultural centers of the Albanian communit ...
,
San Lorenzo del Vallo
San Lorenzo del Vallo ( aae, Sullarënxa) is an Arbëreshë town and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a cou ...
,
San Marco Argentano San Marco Argentano is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.
Main sights include the Norman tower, several churches and the ruins of an abbey, Santa Maria della Matina.
San Marco Argentano w ...
,
Santa Sofia d'Epiro
Santa Sofia d'Epiro ( aae, Shën Sofia e Epirit) is an Arbëresh town and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.
The town is bordered by Acri, Bisignano, San Demetrio Corone
San Demetrio Corone (Arbë ...
,
Spezzano Albanese
Spezzano Albanese ( Arbëreshë: ''Spixan'') is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, southern Italy.
It is located on a 320 m high hill commanding the plain of Sibari and the Esaro river valley. It originated from Albani ...
and
Terranova da Sibari
Terranova da Sibari ( Calabrian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is located on a hill between the river Crati and the last stretches of the Sila Mountains, at some from the Io ...
.
History
During World War II, Benito Mussolini built Italy's largest fascist concentration camp there, the
Ferramonti internment camp
Ferramonti di Tarsia, also known as Ferramonti, was an Italian internment camp used to intern political dissidents and ethnic minorities. It was located in the municipality of Tarsia, near Cosenza, in Calabria. It was the largest of the fifteen ...
. Imprisoned there were mainly Jews and ethnic minorities considered as enemies by the fascist regime. The camp was liberated by the British on September 14, 1943.
See also
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Ferramonti di Tarsia
References
Cities and towns in Calabria
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