Soveria Mannelli

Soveria Mannelli Suverìa Mannielli
Comune
Comune di Soveria Mannelli
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Coordinates: 39°5′N 16°22′E / 39.083°N 16.367°E / 39.083; 16.367Coordinates: 39°5′N 16°22′E / 39.083°N 16.367°E / 39.083; 16.367
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Province	Catanzaro (CZ)
Frazioni	Colla, Pirillo, San Tommaso
Government
• Mayor	Leonardo Sirianni
Area [1]
• Total	20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation	774 m (2,539 ft)
Population  (31 October 2018)[3]
• Total	3,007
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	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

Soveria Mannelli (Sicilian: Suverìa Mannielli) is a town and comune in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

The town is bordered by Bianchi, Carlopoli, Colosimi, Decollatura, Gimigliano, Pedivigliano.

History[]

On 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[]

• Rosario Rubbettino (1941–2000), publisher, was born in the town.

Sources[]

• 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

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