Morano Calabro
Morano Calabro | |
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| Comune di Morano Calabro | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Cosenza (CS) |
| Frazioni | Campotenese |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nicolò De Bartolo |
| Area | |
• Total | 112.34 km2 (43.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 694 m (2,277 ft) |
| Population (30 August 2012)[1] | |
• Total | 4,608 |
| • Density | 41.02/km2 (106.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Moranesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 87016 |
| Dialing code | 0981 |
| Patron saint | Saint Bernardino of Siena |
| Saint day | 20 May |
| Website | Official website |
Morano Calabro (Moranese: Murenu [muˈrɛːnu]) is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[2] It was the birthplace of mathematician Gaetano Scorza and Economist Oswaldo Caffaro Faillace, a condecorated telegraphist in WWII, who saved numerous lives by advising of the unexpected approach of bombarders.
Geography
[edit | edit source]The municipality borders with Castrovillari (the nearest town), Mormanno, Rotonda, San Basile, Saracena, Terranova di Pollino and Viggianello.
Campotenese
[edit | edit source]Its frazione (civil parish), the village of Campotenese, is located on a mountain pass at 1,015 amsl. A tourist site, the village is best known for the Battle of Campo Tenese (1806) between the First French Empire and the Kingdom of Naples. [citation needed]
Sister cities
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See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
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- ^ (in Italian) Infos about the twinnage Morano-Porto Alegre (www.comuni-italiani.it)
External links
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- Official website (in Italian)
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