Soveria Mannelli

Comune in Calabria, Italy

Soveria Mannelli

Suverìa Mannielli

Comune

Comune di Soveria Mannelli

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Soveria Mannelli

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Soveria Mannelli

Soveria Mannelli (Calabria)

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Coordinates: 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| Michele Chiodo
Area

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• Total

| 20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation

| 774 m (2,539 ft)
Population

(31 October 2018)[2]

• Total

| 3,007
• Density| 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Demonym| 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

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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

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* Rosario Rubbettino (1941–2000), publisher, was born in the town.
* Alfredo Costanzo (born 1943), Australian racing driver, was born in the town.

## Sources

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* 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

1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. ^ Population data from ISTAT

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Calabria · Comuni of the Province of Catanzaro

* Albi
* Amaroni
* Amato
* Andali
* Argusto
* Badolato
* Belcastro
* Borgia
* Botricello
* Caraffa di Catanzaro
* Cardinale
* Carlopoli
* Catanzaro
* Cenadi
* Centrache
* Cerva
* Chiaravalle Centrale
* Cicala
* Conflenti
* Cortale
* Cropani
* Curinga
* Davoli
* Decollatura
* Falerna
* Feroleto Antico
* Fossato Serralta
* Gagliato
* Gasperina
* Gimigliano
* Girifalco
* Gizzeria
* Guardavalle
* Isca sullo Ionio
* Jacurso
* Lamezia Terme
* Magisano
* Maida
* Marcedusa
* Marcellinara
* Martirano
* Martirano Lombardo
* Miglierina
* Montauro
* Montepaone
* Motta Santa Lucia
* Nocera Terinese
* Olivadi
* Palermiti
* Pentone
* Petrizzi
* Petronà
* Pianopoli
* Platania
* San Floro
* San Mango d'Aquino
* San Pietro Apostolo
* San Pietro a Maida
* San Sostene
* San Vito sullo Ionio
* Sant'Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio
* Santa Caterina dello Ionio
* Satriano
* Sellia
* Sellia Marina
* Serrastretta
* Sersale
* Settingiano
* Simeri Crichi
* Sorbo San Basile
* Soverato
* Soveria Mannelli
* Soveria Simeri
* Squillace
* Stalettì
* Taverna
* Tiriolo
* Torre di Ruggiero
* Vallefiorita
* Zagarise

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