Spezzano Albanese (
Arbëreshë: ''Spixan'') is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
province of Cosenza,
Calabria, southern
Italy
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.
It is located on a 320 m high hill commanding the plain of
Sibari and the
Esaro river valley. It originated from
Albanian emigration in the 15th century. Sights include the archaeological site of
Torre del Mordillo, whose excavated
Bronze Age
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remains and a
necropolis dating from the 18th century BC up to the early
Hellenistic Age
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; the Torre Scribla, what remains of a
Norman
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fortress originally including two towers;which was the first residence / Fief of
Robert Guiscard the future Duke of Calabria and Puglia, on his arrival in
Calabria and the Sanctuary of Madonna delle Grazie, a Catholic church from the 16th century.
References
Sources
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External links
Linguistical Portal of Spezzano Albanese
Arbëresh settlements
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