Celenza Valfortore

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Celenza Valfortore
Comune
Comune di Celenza Valfortore
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Celenza Valfortore
Location of Celenza Valfortore in Italy
Coordinates: 41°34′N14°59′E / 41.567°N 14.983°E / 41.567; 14.983
Country Italy
Region Apulia
Province Foggia (FG)
Government
  Mayor Massimo Venditti
Area
  Total 66.49 km2 (25.67 sq mi)
Elevation 480 m (1,570 ft)
Population (1 July 2009) [1]
  Total 1,802
  Density 27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Celenzani
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code71035
Dialing code 0881
Patron saint St. John
Saint day 24 June
Website Official website

Celenza Valfortore (Pugliese: Celénze) is a town and comune in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.

Neapolitan language Italo-Dalmatian language spoken in Southern Italy

Neapolitan is a Romance language of the Italo-Dalmatian group spoken across much of southern Italy, except for southern Calabria, southern Apulia, and Sicily, as well as in a small part of central Italy. It is not named specifically after the city of Naples, but rather the homonymous Kingdom that once covered most of the area, and of which the city was the capital. On October 14, 2008, a law by the Region of Campania stated that Neapolitan was to be protected. While the term "Neapolitan language" is used in this article to refer to the language group of related dialects found in southern continental Italy, it may also refer more specifically to the dialect of the Neapolitan language spoken in the Naples area or in Campania.

<i>Comune</i> third-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic

The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.

Province of Foggia Province of Italy

The Province of Foggia is a province in the Apulia (Puglia) region of southern Italy.

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Demographics

The population has been constantly shrinking in recent years. A massive emigration occurred during and after the Second World War. Numerous inhabitants moved to countries such as Argentina, the United States, and Australia.

Economy

Agriculture used to employ the major part of the labour force. Cattle and farming were the main activities, although in the last years this has been changing, with the tertiary sector employing 41 percent of the working force.

Climate

Winters are cold, influenced by the Apennines, with occasional snowfalls taking place between the months of November and March.

Apennine Mountains mountain range stretching 1000 km from the north to the south of Italy along its east coast, traversing the entire peninsula, and forming the backbone of the country

The Apennines or Apennine Mountains are a mountain range consisting of parallel smaller chains extending c. 1,200 km (750 mi) along the length of peninsular Italy. In the northwest they join with the Ligurian Alps at Altare. In the southwest they end at Reggio di Calabria, the coastal city at the tip of the peninsula. Since 2000 the Environment Ministry of Italy, following the recommendations of the Apennines Park of Europe Project, has been defining the Apennines System to include the mountains of north Sicily, for a total distance of 1,500 kilometres (930 mi). The system forms an arc enclosing the east side of the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian Seas.

Summers are extremely dry and hot. Almost no rainfall occurs between June and August.

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References

  1. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)