Carolei

Carolei
Comune
Comune di Carolei
Location of Carolei
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Coordinates: 39°15′N16°13′E / 39.250°N 16.217°E / 39.250; 16.217
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Province	Cosenza (CS)
Frazioni	Cardili, Casino Cioppo, Deposito, Lacconi, Monache, Pantanolungo, Treti, Vadue
Government
• Mayor	Francesco Iannucci
Area [1]
• Total	15.43 km2 (5.96 sq mi)
Elevation	624 m (2,047 ft)
Population  (30 April 2017) [2]
• Total	3,359
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Demonym	Caroleani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	87030
Dialing code	0984
ISTAT code	078026
Patron saint	Madonna del Carmine
Saint day	16 July
Website	Official website

Carolei is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

Sites

• Monumento San Francesco di Paola (Monument to Saint Francis of Paola)
• Chiesa di San Pietro al Carmine (Church of St. Peter at Carmine)
• Chiesa dell'Immacolata Concezione (Church of the Immaculate Conception)
• Other sites

Sport

The town's main team is "Asd Sporting Carolei" which has been playing in the Second Category championship since 2016.

There are also two five-a-side football teams, Eremiti Carolei and San Luca Vadue, which play in the CSI Serie A championship.

People from Carolei

• Orfeo Reda, (1932) painter
• Alfonso Rendano (1853 - 1931) pianist

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)