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Buonvicino
Comune di Buonvicino
Location of Buonvicino
Map
CountryItaly
RegionCalabria
ProvinceCosenza (CS)
Area
 • Total
55 km2 (21 sq mi)
Elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Population
 (2007)[2]
 • Total
2,413
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
DemonymBuonvicinesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
87020
Dialing code0985
ISTAT code078020
Patron saintSan Ciriaco Abate
Saint day19 September
WebsiteOfficial website

Buonvicino is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

Saint Ciriaco Abate was born in Buonvicino in the mid-10th century and died in Buonvicino on 19 September 1030. A large statue of the saint dominates the countryside from above the town.

References

  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)