Piana degli Albanesi
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Piana degli Albanesi (Arbëreshë Albanian: Hora e Arbëreshëvet or Hora, Sheshi, Qana) is a comune with 6,128 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily. The official name of the town was Piana dei Greci until 1941. The municipality is situated on a mountainous plateau and encircled by high mountains, on the eastern side of the imposing Mount Pizzuta, the city, which is mirrored on a large lake, is 24 km from the metropolitan capital. The town is the most important center of the Arbëresh community of Sicily,[3] as well as the largest and most populous colony of Arbëreshë (Italo-Albanian or Albanians of Italy)[4][5][6] and it is the episcopal see of the Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi, constituency of the Italo-Albanian Church whose jurisdiction covers all Albanians of Sicily who practice the Byzantine rite.
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Piana degli Albanesi
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Comune of Piana degli Albanesi Bashkia e Horës së Arbëreshëvet | |
Coordinates: 37°59′42″N 13°17′00″E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Metropolitan city | Palermo (PA) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rosario Petta (since June 11, 2017) |
Area | |
• Total | 64.92 km2 (25.07 sq mi) |
Elevation | 740 m (2,430 ft) |
Population (March 31, 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 6,128 |
• Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Demonym | pianesi/arbëreshë |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 90037 |
Dialing code | 091 857 |
Patron saint | M. St. Hodegetria, St. Demetrius, St. George |
Saint day | 2 September, 26 October, 23 April |
Website | Official website |
The community, after five centuries from its foundation, has maintained many ethnic elements of Albanian culture like language, religious ritual, traditional costumes, music and folklore. The inhabitants are the descendants of Albanian families, including nobles and relatives of Skanderbeg, that settled in Southern Italy during the Ottoman Turkish conquest of the Balkans. In the modern age, it had a significant role in the revolutionary uprisings for the national unification of Italy,[7] for the Albanian National Awakening in the Albanian movement for the independence and session from the Ottoman Empire rule,[8][9] and for regional movements of the Fasci Siciliani dei Lavoratori;[10] furthermore, it is also infamous for the Portella della Ginestra massacre (1947). Between 1944 and 1945, Piana degli Albanesi became an independent people's republic, which lasted fifty days.
Driven mainly by the romantic principles, Piana degli Albanesi contributed greatly to the advancement of culture and Albanian literature with a large group of intellectuals, decisive process of literary history of Albania. It is considered the place of origin of Arbëreshe literature, the birthplace of the first work of the Albanian diaspora (1592),[11] and initiator – in the early 16th century – of the first European school in which he taught in Albanian.[12][13] From the town come the university founders of "Albanian Language and Literature" in Naples and Palermo and is headquartered, since 1945, the "Italo-Albanian Seminary", already in Palermo (1734). Its ancient tradition musics and songs Byzantine is part of the "Registro Eredità Immateriali della Sicilia" (Intangible Heritage Registry of Sicily) recognized by UNESCO. The municipal government uses bilingual documents and road signs in Albanian and Italian under existing Italian legislation on protecting ethnic and linguistic minorities. The main economic activities are the primary sector, agriculture, pastoralism, crafts, and tourism. Its intangible heritage is formally nominated in 2023 for the European Heritage Label.[14]