Marcedusa is a town and comune located in the province of Catanzaro within the Calabria region of southern Italy. It serves as a primary settlement for the Arbëreshë people, an ethnic Albanian minority that has resided in the area for centuries.
The municipality is characterized by its cultural heritage as an Arbëreshë community. While it functions as a standard Italian administrative division, its identity is deeply rooted in the preservation of Albanian traditions and linguistic history within the Calabrian landscape.