Tarsia

For other uses, see Tarsia (disambiguation).Not to be confused with Tarsier.

Tarsia Greek: Tharsías
Comune
Comune di Tarsia
Location of Tarsia
Tarsia Location of Tarsia in Italy Show map of Italy Tarsia Tarsia (Calabria) Show map of Calabria
Coordinates: 39°37′N16°16′E / 39.617°N 16.267°E / 39.617; 16.267
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Province	Cosenza (CS)
Government
• Mayor	Roberto Ameruso
Area [1]
• Total	48.28 km2 (18.64 sq mi)
Elevation	192 m (630 ft)
Population  (2007) [2]
• Total	2,272
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym	Tarsiani or Tarsioti
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	87040
Dialing code	0981
ISTAT code	078145
Patron saint	St. Francis of Paola
Saint day	Last Sunday in May
Website	Official website

Tarsia is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The ancient town of Caprasia is thought to be the modern Tarsia.

Geography

The municipality borders with Bisignano, Corigliano Calabro, Roggiano Gravina, San Demetrio Corone, San Lorenzo del Vallo, San Marco Argentano, Santa Sofia d'Epiro, Spezzano Albanese and Terranova da Sibari.

History

During World War II, Benito Mussolini built Italy's largest fascist concentration camp there, the Ferramonti internment camp. Imprisoned there were mainly Jews and ethnic minorities considered as enemies by the fascist regime. The camp was liberated by the British on September 14, 1943.

See also

• Ferramonti di Tarsia

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)