Celle di San Vito

Celle di San Vito ( Franco-Provençal Celes de Sant Vuite, [ sɛləs də sɑt vɥit ] ) is a town with 167 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2012) in the province of Foggia in Apulia. Together with Faeto forms Celle di San Vito frankoprovenzalische a linguistic island in Puglia.

History

Celle di San Vito was probably as Faeto founded in the 13th century, when Charles of Anjou French soldiers sent to Apulia to uprisings in the region around Foggia ( 1267, 1268 ), especially the Saracens, knock down in Lucera. 1269 Lucera is taken after a good seven -month siege by French troops. As a counterweight to the remaining Saracens - a majority were resettled and distributed throughout the Kingdom of Naples - were settled by Karl French families in the region. The thesis that the towns of Celle di San Vito and Faeto to have established after the Waldensian refugees towards the end of the 12th century, is now regarded as unsafe and can not be based on evidence of documents. That it should have been traded at the founding fathers of the two ( and other ) villages in northern Apulia by French soldiers and their families, on the other hand is in a few documents from the 13th century.

Toponymy

The name of Celle di San Vito goes to one of a monastery ( = Celle, Germany " cells ( a monastery ) " ) back, which was used in the 13th century by Benedictine monks from the convent of San Nicola, as a summer residence. The second part of the name (San Vito ) refers to a small pilgrimage town, whose name was derived from the same mountain that overlooks the town.

Geography

Celle di San Vito is located in the province of Foggia in the north of Apulia, situated 726 meters above sea level and on the border with Campania (Province of Benevento and Avellino province).

Demographic Trends

Celle di San Vito, like many other small municipalities in Italy to fight with a strong migration. Counted the place in 1900 still a good 1,000 inhabitants, there are not 200 more today.

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