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Barile (Arbëreshë Albanian: Barilli; Lucano: Barìle) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni (municipalities), of Ginestra, Rapolla, Rionero in Vulture, Ripacandida, and Venosa. The town is an ancient Arbëreshë settlement, and the population still maintains strong links with that culture. The noun, barile, means "barrel" in Italian.
The people of Barile speak Italian and Arbëreshë, a dialect of Albanian. The locals managed to preserve Albanian language and culture over the centuries, as the village was founded by groups of Greek and Albanian immigrants. The first flow of immigrants is considered to have settled in the area in 1447.
Barile (Arbëreshë Albanian: Barilli; Lucano: Barìle) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni (municipalities), of Ginestra, Rapolla, Rionero in Vulture, Ripacandida, and Venosa. The town is an ancient Arbëreshë settlement, and the population still maintains strong links with that culture. The noun, barile, means "barrel" in Italian.
The people of Barile speak Italian and Arbëreshë, a dialect of Albanian. The locals managed to preserve Albanian language and culture over the centuries, as the village was founded by groups of Greek and Albanian immigrants. The first flow of immigrants is considered to have settled in the area in 1447.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barile
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Coordinates: 40°56'38"N 15°40'28"E
- Genzano di Lucania Municipality 23 km
- Spinazzola Municipality 27 km
- Irsina Municipality 39 km
- Matera Municipality 65 km
- Ferrandina Municipality 69 km
- Montescaglioso Municipality 85 km
- Lauria Municipality 87 km
- Pisticci Municipality 88 km
- Tursi Municipality 91 km
- Apulia 127 km
- Basilicata 60 km