Civita (
Arbërisht: ''Çifti'') is a hilltown 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 ...
. Facing the
Ionian Sea, it is part of the
Pollino National Park.
It was founded in the 15th century by Albanian refugees from the Ottoman invasion. The Civitesi are part of an ethnic minority (
Arbëreshë Arbën/Arbër, from which derived Arbënesh/Arbëresh originally meant all Albanians, until the 18th century. Today it is used for different groups of Albanian origin, including:
* Arbër (given name), an Albanian masculine given name
* Arbëresh ...
) officially recognized by the Italian laws.
Main sights
*Ponte del Diavolo (
Devil's Bridge).
*Raganello Canyons.
*Church with Byzantine mosaics and a precious icon.
*Arbëreshë Ethnic Museum.
Notable people
*
Gennaro Placco
References
External links
Photo gallery on igougo.com
Arbëresh settlements
Cities and towns in Calabria
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