Soveria Mannelli (Sicilian: Suverìa Mannielli) is a town and comune in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy.
Soveria Mannelli
Suverìa Mannielli | |
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| Comune di Soveria Mannelli | |
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Location of Soveria Mannelli  | |
  Soveria Mannelli Location of Soveria Mannelli in Italy  Soveria Mannelli Soveria Mannelli (Calabria) | |
| Coordinates: 39°5′N 16°22′E / 39.083°N 16.367°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Catanzaro (CZ) |
| Frazioni | Colla, Pirillo, San Tommaso |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michele Chiodo |
| Area | |
• Total | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 774 m (2,539 ft) |
| Population (31 October 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 3,007 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Soveritani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 88049 |
| Dialing code | 0968 |
| Patron saint | St. John the Baptist |
| Saint day | 24 June |
| Website | Official website |
The town is bordered by Bianchi, Carlopoli, Colosimi, Decollatura, Gimigliano, Pedivigliano.
History
editOn 30 August 1860, a Sicilian army under General Ghio was disbanded in Soveria Mannelli. This, in the course of the Expedition of the Thousand, allowed Giuseppe Garibaldi to capture Naples eight days later.
People
edit- Rosario Rubbettino (1941–2000), publisher, was born in the town.
- Alfredo Costanzo (born 1943), Australian racing driver, was born in the town.
Sources
edit- Mario Felice Marasco, Soveria Mannelli e il suo territorio, Notizie e dati tratti dagli appunti di Ivone Sirianni, San Vito al Tagliamento: Tipografia Sanvitese Ellerani, 1969
- Mario Gallo, Soveria Mannelli, Saggi e documentazione storica, Cosenza: Due Emme, 1991
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Population data from ISTAT
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