Morano Calabro

Morano Calabro
Comune di Morano Calabro
Coat of arms of Morano Calabro
Location of Morano Calabro
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Morano Calabro is located in Italy
Morano Calabro
Morano Calabro
Location of Morano Calabro in Italy
Morano Calabro is located in Calabria
Morano Calabro
Morano Calabro
Morano Calabro (Calabria)
Coordinates: 39°51′N 16°8′E / 39.850°N 16.133°E / 39.850; 16.133
CountryItaly
RegionCalabria
ProvinceCosenza (CS)
FrazioniCampotenese
Government
 • MayorNicolò De Bartolo
Area
 • Total112.34 km2 (43.37 sq mi)
Elevation
694 m (2,277 ft)
Population
 (30 August 2012)[2]
 • Total4,608
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
DemonymMoranesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
87016
Dialing code0981
Patron saintSaint Bernardino of Siena
Saint day20 May
WebsiteOfficial website

Morano Calabro (Moranese: Murenu [muˈrɛːnu]) is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3] It was the birthplace of mathematician Gaetano Scorza.

View of Morano Calabro.
Norman fortress built on Roman ruins in Morano Calabro.
  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 from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  3. ^ "Calabria" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.