Faeto
Faeto | |
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Comune di Faeto | |
Coordinates: 41°19′30″N 15°9′39″E / 41.32500°N 15.16083°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Apulia |
Province | Foggia (FG) |
Area | |
• Total | 26.19 km2 (10.11 sq mi) |
Elevation | 820 m (2,690 ft) |
Population (31 December 2003)[2] | |
• Total | 719 |
• Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
Demonym | Faetani[citation needed] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 71020 |
Dialing code | 0881 |
ISTAT code | 071023 |
Patron saint | San Prospero |
Saint day | Second Sunday in August |
Website | Official website |
Faeto (Arpitan: Fayéte, IPA: [faˈjet]) is a town and comune in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.
It is a mountain village lying astride the Apennines and renowned for its prosciutto, an Italian dry-cured ham known as prosciutto di Faeto . Residents of Faeto and neighbouring Celle di San Vito are speakers of Faetar, a daughter language of the Franco-Provençal language, which is found in an Alpine region spanning northwestern Italy, southeastern France and southwestern Switzerland. Faeto was also historically inhabited by Arbëreshë community, but these have since assimilated.[3]
Faeto borders the following municipalities: Biccari, Castelfranco in Miscano, Celle di San Vito, Greci, Orsara di Puglia, Roseto Valfortore.
References
- ^ "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)
- ^ Gjovalin Shkurtaj, Shpirti i arbrit rron
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