Marano Marchesato

Coordinates: 39°19′N 16°10′E / 39.317°N 16.167°E / 39.317; 16.167
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Marano Marchesato
Comune
Comune di Marano Marchesato
The Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Marano Marchesato
The Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Marano Marchesato
Location of Marano Marchesato
Map
Madonna del Carmine
Saint day15 July
WebsiteOfficial website

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

The origins of the town's name are widely disputed. One claim is that the name derives from the medieval Marano family, who, throughout the course of the

conversos
", fled to southern Italy given the region's climate and linguistic similarity. This theory is furthered by the existence of a thriving silk trade in the town's history.

References

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