Fagnano Castello

Fagnano Castello
Comune di Fagnano Castello
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Panoramic photo of Fagnano Castello
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Fagnano Castello is located in Italy
Fagnano Castello
Fagnano Castello
Location of Fagnano Castello in Italy
Fagnano Castello is located in Calabria
Fagnano Castello
Fagnano Castello
Fagnano Castello (Calabria)
Coordinates: 39°34′N 16°03′E / 39.567°N 16.050°E / 39.567; 16.050
CountryItaly
RegionCalabria
ProvinceCosenza (CS)
FrazioniCafaro, Carbonaro, Ferraro, Mallamo, Martino, Mirabella, Policarette, Rinacchio, San Lauro, Sant'Angelo
Government
 • MayorRaffaele Giglio (Lista civica Fagnano Attiva e Solidale)
Area
 • Total29.67 km2 (11.46 sq mi)
Elevation
516 m (1,693 ft)
Population
 (31 April 2023)[2]
 • Total3,371
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
DemonymFagnanesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
87013
Dialing code0984
ISTAT code078051
Patron saintSt. Sebastian
Saint dayJanuary 20
WebsiteOfficial 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.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.