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Sorbo San Basile

Coordinates: 39°1′08″N 16°34′10″E / 39.01889°N 16.56944°E / 39.01889; 16.56944
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Sorbo San Basile
Comune di Sorbo San Basile
Location of Sorbo San Basile
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Sorbo San Basile is located in Italy
Sorbo San Basile
Sorbo San Basile
Location of Sorbo San Basile in Italy
Sorbo San Basile is located in Calabria
Sorbo San Basile
Sorbo San Basile
Sorbo San Basile (Calabria)
Coordinates: 39°1′08″N 16°34′10″E / 39.01889°N 16.56944°E / 39.01889; 16.56944
CountryItaly
RegionCalabria
ProvinceCatanzaro (CZ)
FrazioniMelitello, Cutura, villaggio Lagomar
Government
 • MayorVincenzo Nania
Area
 • Total58.69 km2 (22.66 sq mi)
Elevation
605 m (1,985 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2013)[2]
 • Total819
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
DemonymSorbesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
88050
Dialing code0961
Patron saintSt Francis Xavier
Saint day3 December
WebsiteOfficial website

Sorbo San Basile (Calabrian: U Sòrbu) is a village and comune in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The word "sorbo" in Italian means "the service tree or the sorb-apple tree" of which there are many orchards in the vicinity. The words "San Basile" refer to the Greek Saint Basil the Great because Basilian monks established a monastery in the area as early as 640.

The town is bordered by Bianchi, Carlopoli, Cicala, Colosimi, Fossato Serralta, Gimigliano, Panettieri, Taverna.

References

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  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.
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