Soriano Calabro
Soriano Calabro | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Soriano Calabro | |
  Soriano Calabro Location o Soriano Calabro in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 38°36′N 16°14′E / 38.600°N 16.233°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Calabrie |
| Province | Province o Vibo Valentia (VV) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi) |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
| • Total | 2,975 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 88017 |
| Diallin code | 0963 |
Soriano Calabro is a comune (municipality) in the Province o Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabrie, locatit aboot 45 km soothwast o Catanzaro an aboot 15 km sootheast o Vibo Valentia. As o 31 Dizember 2004, it haed a population o 2,975 an a aurie o 15.2 km².[1]
Soriano Calabro wis foondit bi a group o monks componit maistly o Siries an Egyptians an aw who migratit tae the Italian peninsula in the 10t century.[2] The monks were permittit tae settle in three different places, in Lazio, Sicily an Calabrie. Those who settled in Calabrie foondit the toun o Soriano Calabro, oreeginally namin it Soriano, which wis taken frae the name o the kintra Sirie (سوريا sūryā in Arabic) an hence meant 'Sirie', which at that time in Italian wis written as 'Sòriano'.
Soriano Calabro borders the follaein municipalities: Gerocarne, Pizzoni, Sorianello, Stefanaconi.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)