San Marco Argentano

San Marco Argentano
Comune
Comune di San Marco Argentano
View of the town from the Roman tower.
Location of San Marco Argentano
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Coordinates: 39°33′N16°07′E / 39.550°N 16.117°E / 39.550; 16.117
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Province	Cosenza (CS)
Government
• Mayor	Virginia Mariotti
Area [1]
• Total	80.5 km2 (31.1 sq mi)
Elevation	426 m (1,398 ft)
Population  (31 July 2018) [2]
• Total	7,419
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Demonym	Sanmarchesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	87018
Dialing code	0984
Patron saint	St. Mark the Evangelist
Saint day	April 25
Website	Official website

San Marco Argentano is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

Main sights include the Norman tower, several churches and the ruins of an abbey, Santa Maria della Matina.

San Marco Argentano was the birthplace of Bohemond I of Antioch (1050s births), eldest son of Robert Guiscard and christened "Mark" at his baptism.

External links

• Historical records for San Marco Argentano (in Italian)

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.