San Chirico Nuovo
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San Chirico Nuovo | |
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| Comune di San Chirico Nuovo | |
  San Chirico Nuovo Location within Italy  San Chirico Nuovo Location within Basilicata | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′N 16°5′E / 40.683°N 16.083°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Basilicata |
| Province | Potenza (PZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rosa Baldassarre |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.39 km2 (9.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 745 m (2,444 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,294 |
| • Density | 55.32/km2 (143.3/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sanchirichesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 85010 |
| Dialing code | 0971 |
| ISTAT code | 076073 |
| Patron saint | St. Roch |
| Saint day | 22 August |
| Website | Official website |
San Chirico Nuovo is an Arbëreshë town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata. It was founded by Albanian settlerswith the blessing of the prince of Tolve.[3] It is about 25 km northeast of Potenza, the provincial capital[4]. Its population has been around 1,200 to 1,300 in recent years, with a general trend of decline.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
- ↑ De Rosa, Luigi (2000). "The Balkan Minorities (Slays and Albanians) in South Italy". The Journal of European Economic History: 260.
- ↑ "Comune di San Chirico Nuovo : Amministrazione comunale e sindaco - Comune di San Chirico Nuovo e città, Potenza, Basilicata". www.comune-italia.it. Retrieved 2026-05-01.
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