Santa Sofia d'Epiro
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| Santa Sofia d'Epiro | |||
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| — Comune — | |||
| Comune di Santa Sofia d'Epiro | |||
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 Santa Sofia d'Epiro
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| Coordinates: 39°33′N 16°20′E / 39.55°N 16.333°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Calabria | ||
| Province | Cosenza (CS) | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Francesco Sanseverino | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 39 km2 (15.1 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 558 m (1,831 ft) | ||
| Population (31 May 2010) | |||
| • Total | 2,954 | ||
| • Density | 75.7/km2 (196.2/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Sofioti (Albanese: Shënsofjotë) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 87048 | ||
| Dialing code | 0984 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Santa Sofia d'Epiro (Albanian: Shen Sophia e Epirit) is an Arberesh town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.
The town is bordered by Acri, Bisignano, San Demetrio Corone and Tarsia.
[edit] People
- Ferruccio Baffa Trasci (1590 - 1656) Bishop
- Pasquale Baffi (1749 - 1799), politician
- Angelo Masci (1758 - 1821), writer
- Gabriele Baffa Trasci Amalfitani di Crucoli (1770 - 1816), patriot
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