Morano Calabro

Comune in Calabria, Italy

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Location of Morano Calabro

39°51′N 16°8′E / 39.850°N 16.133°E / 39.850; 16.133CountryItalyRegionCalabriaProvinceCosenza (CS)FrazioniCampoteneseGovernment

• MayorNicolò De BartoloArea

^[1]

• Total112.34 km² (43.37 sq mi)Elevation

694 m (2,277 ft)Population

(30 August 2012)^[2]

• Total4,608 • Density41/km² (110/sq mi)DemonymMoranesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

87016

Dialing code0981Patron saintSaint Bernardino of SienaSaint day20 MayWebsiteOfficial 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").^[3] It was the birthplace of mathematician Gaetano Scorza.

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. ^{[citation needed]}

Sister cities

Porto Alegre, Brazil^[4]

References

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