Soveria Mannelli
Soveria Mannelli
Suverìa Mannielli | |
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| Comune di Soveria Mannelli | |
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Location of Soveria Mannelli  | |
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| 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
.History
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
- Rosario Rubbettino (1941–2000), publisher, was born in the town.
- Alfredo Costanzo (born 1943), Australian racing driver, was born in the town.
Sources
- 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
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ISTAT
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