Craco - Abandoned Italian hill top town

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Craco - Abandoned Italian hill top town


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By: kjfitz @ 2008-07-16 12:06:27
Description: The medieval village of Craco, Italy was built on a very steep summit for defensive reasons, in a dry and mostly vegetation-free area in the south of the country. Over the centuries, this village lost residents due to a plague, French occupation and civil unrest, and finally lost nearly all of its residents between 1892 and 1922 as they fled for America due to poor agricultural conditions. Earthquakes in the ‘60s forced the remaining occupants out of the city, and it’s now completely uninhabited.
More Info: en.wikipedia.org
Location: Craco, Italy (IT)
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