Lungro
Lungro | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Lungro Bashkia e Ungrës | |
Location of Lungro | |
| Coordinates: 39°45′N 16°7′E / 39.750°N 16.117°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Cosenza (CS) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carmine Ferraro |
| Area | |
• Total | 36 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 2,508 |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Lungresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 87010 |
| Dialing code | 0981 |
| Patron saint | Saint Nicholas |
| Saint day | 6 December |
| Website | Official website |
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Lungro (Arbëreshë Albanian: Ungra) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of Italy.
Lungro is one of the most prominent centers of the Arbëreshë people and the seat of the Eparchy of Lungro. This jurisdiction of the Catholic Church preserved the Byzantine rite and the local language, and encompasses all the Arbëreshë-speaking communities in the area. The eparchy is part of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church. Lungro is also part of the largest nature reserve in Italy, the Pollino National Park.