Scigliano

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Scigliano
Comune di Scigliano
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Valle del Savuto, looking out over Scigliano
Location of Scigliano
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Scigliano
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Scigliano
Scigliano (Calabria)
Coordinates: 39°07′43″N16°18′27″E / 39.12861°N 16.30750°E / 39.12861; 16.30750
Country Italy
Region Calabria
Province Cosenza (CS)
Frazioni Agrifoglio, Calvisi, Celsita, Cupani, Diano, Lupia, Petrisi, Serra, Traversa, Tasso
Government
  MayorRaffaele Pane
Area
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  Total17 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation
659 m (2,162 ft)
Population
 (2007) [2]
  Total1,427
  Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Demonym Sciglianesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
87057
Dialing code 0984
Patron saint Saint Joseph
Saint day19 March
Website Official website

Scigliano is a small town and comune located in the hills in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is the birthplace of the 16th-century Italian humanist Giovanni Valentino Gentile.

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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)