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(Redirected from Campotenese) Comune in Calabria, Italy
Morano Calabro
Comune
Comune di Morano Calabro
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Location of Morano Calabro
Morano Calabro is located in ItalyMorano CalabroMorano CalabroLocation of Morano Calabro in ItalyShow map of ItalyMorano Calabro is located in CalabriaMorano CalabroMorano CalabroMorano Calabro (Calabria)Show map of Calabria
Coordinates: 39°51′N 16°8′E / 39.850°N 16.133°E / 39.850; 16.133
CountryItaly
RegionCalabria
ProvinceCosenza (CS)
FrazioniCampotenese
Government
 • MayorNicolò De Bartolo
Area
 • Total112.34 km (43.37 sq mi)
Elevation694 m (2,277 ft)
Population
 • Total4,608
 • Density41/km (110/sq mi)
DemonymMoranesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code87016
Dialing code0981
Patron saintSaint Bernardino of Siena
Saint day20 May
WebsiteOfficial 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"). It was the birthplace of mathematician Gaetano Scorza.

View of Morano Calabro.
Norman fortress built on Roman ruins in Morano Calabro.

Geography

The municipality borders with Castrovillari (the nearest town), Mormanno, Rotonda, San Basile, Saracena, Terranova di Pollino and Viggianello.

Campotenese

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.

Sister cities

See also

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  3. "Calabria" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. (in Italian) Infos about the twinnage Morano-Porto Alegre (www.comuni-italiani.it)

External links


Calabria · Comuni of the Province of Cosenza


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