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Comune in Calabria, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amendolara (Lucano: Minnuàre) is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.
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Amendolara | |
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Comune di Amendolara | |
Coordinates: 39°57′N 16°35′E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Calabria |
Province | Cosenza (CS) |
Frazioni | Marina di Amendolara |
Government | |
• Mayor | Salvatore Antonello Ciminelli |
Area | |
• Total | 64.18 km2 (24.78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 227 m (745 ft) |
Population (2007)[2] | |
• Total | 3,167 |
• Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Demonym | Amendolaresi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 87071 |
Dialing code | 0981 |
Patron saint | St. Vincent Ferrer |
Saint day | April 5 |
Website | Official website |
The city is at an altitude of 200 meters above sea level and overlooks the Ionian Sea.
The name probably derives from the Latin Amygdalaria (mandorlai), due to the area's high production of almonds. Based on archaeological sites in the area, it is believed that the territory was already inhabited in the Neolithic period (6000-4000 BC) and that the human presence became stable in the Proto-historic age (3500-3000 BC) when a community settled in the area of today's Old District (Rione Vecchio).
With the foundation of Sybaris by the Achaeans, the population that inhabited the area of the Old District in the seventh century BC moved to the wide area of San Nicola. In this place was built a new city, called Lagaria.
After the Roman rule, Amendolara was mostly a religious center, first under the Byzantines, then with the establishment of Cistercians monks, as evidenced by the many churches and hermits' caves located in the territory. A castle was built here around 1000 AD.
In the 16th century, the Dominicans built a convent and the so-called "Torre Spaccata" ("Split tower"). For two centuries there were battles between feudal lords and the city for the conquest of the land confiscated during the feudal period. In the 18th century, the lots became real farms and were divided between the municipality and the state, which sold them to the representatives of the most powerful middle-class families.
During the 19th century, Amendolara was a viable center for the dissemination of liberal ideas, but it is also suffered the plundering of the most important works of art contained in the churches. In 1848 the population was mostly living in poverty and they rebelled against the landowners occupying the lands of Straface. Poverty and unemployment led to a significant migration to Argentina and northern Italy which lasted for nearly a century.
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