Sorbo San Basile
{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Sorbo San Basile
| official_name = Comune di Sorbo San Basile
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| coordinates = {{coord|39|1|08|N|16|34|10|E|region:IT_type:city(932)|display=inline,title}}
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| region = {{RegioneIT|sigla=CAL}}
| province = {{ProvinciaIT (short form)|sigla=CZ}} (CZ)
| frazioni = Melitello, Cutura, villaggio Lagomar
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| mayor = Vincenzo Nania
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| area_total_km2 = 58.69
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 819
| population_as_of = 31 December 2013
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| population_demonym = Sorbesi
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| elevation_m = 605
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| saint = St Francis Xavier
| day = 3 December
| postal_code = 88050
| area_code = 0961
| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.sorbosanbasile.cz.it}}
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Sorbo San Basile (Calabrian: {{lang|scn|U Sòrbu}}) is a village and comune in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The word "sorbo" in Italian means "the service tree or the sorb-apple tree" of which there are many orchards in the vicinity. The words "San Basile" refer to the Greek Saint Basil the Great because Basilian monks established a monastery in the area as early as 640.
The town is bordered by Bianchi, Carlopoli, Cicala, Colosimi, Fossato Serralta, Gimigliano, Panettieri, Taverna.
References
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External links
- [http://www.comune.sorbosanbasile.cz.it/ Official website]
{{Province of Catanzaro}}
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Category:Cities and towns in Calabria
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