Fagnano Castello | |
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| Comune di Fagnano Castello | |
 Panoramic photo of Fagnano Castello | |
Location of Fagnano Castello  | |
  Fagnano Castello Location of Fagnano Castello in Italy  Fagnano Castello Fagnano Castello (Calabria) | |
| Coordinates: 39°34′N 16°03′E / 39.567°N 16.050°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Cosenza (CS) |
| Frazioni | Cafaro, Carbonaro, Ferraro, Mallamo, Martino, Mirabella, Policarette, Rinacchio, San Lauro, Sant'Angelo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raffaele Giglio (Lista civica Fagnano Attiva e Solidale) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.67 km2 (11.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 516 m (1,693 ft) |
| Population (31 April 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,371 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Fagnanesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 87013 |
| Dialing code | 0984 |
| ISTAT code | 078051 |
| Patron saint | St. Sebastian |
| Saint day | January 20 |
| Website | Official website |
Fagnano Castello is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Fagnano Castello is located on Mount Caloria, part of the Coastal mountain range of Calabria, about an hour north of Cosenza.
The town's big annual festival is the Sagra Della Castagna (Festival of Chestnuts), celebrating the annual chestnut harvest around the last week of October with live music, free roasted chestnuts in the village square, and homemade desserts made out of chestnuts.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.