Montalto Uffugo
Montalto Uffugo | |
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Comune | |
Comune di Montalto Uffugo | |
Montalto Uffugo Location of Montalto Uffugo in Italy | |
Coordinates: 39°24′N 16°9′E / 39.400°N 16.150°ECoordinates: 39°24′N 16°9′E / 39.400°N 16.150°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Calabria |
Province / Metropolitan city | Cosenza (CS) |
Frazioni | Caldopiano, Santa Maria la Castagna, Parantoro, Commicelle, Vaccarizzo, San Nicola, Taverna, Settimo, Montalto Scalo, Pianette, Lucchetta, Collina Salerni, Sant'Antonello |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pietro Caracciolo |
Area | |
• Total | 78 km2 (30 sq mi) |
Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 17,258 |
• Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Montaltesi |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal code | 87046 |
Dialing code | 0984 |
Patron saint | Madonna della Serra |
Saint day | 12 February |
Website | Official website |
Montalto Uffugo is a city and comune of the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The original name of the town was Montalto. Uffugo was added to the town's name after the unification period in the 1860s. It was the boyhood home of composer Ruggero Leoncavallo. His famous opera Pagliacci takes place in Montalto.
Sports
S.S. Comprensorio Montalto Uffugo
S.S. Comprensorio Montalto Uffugo is an Italian association football club, based in this city.
In the season 2011-12 the team was promoted for the first time, from Eccellenza Calabria to Serie D.[1]
Its colors are white and blue.
Notable People
- Blessed Elena Aiello
- Mario Tricoci
- Ruggero Leoncavallo
- Romano Napolitano (historian and author)
The grandfather of the Pulitzer Prize winning author Phillip Caputo was born in the Parantoro frazione of Montalto Uffugo.
Notes and references
External links
- The Cosenza Exchange - Hosts images and extractions of vital and church records for the residents of Montalto Uffugo.
- Montalto Uffugo.net - A study of the history and people of Montalto Uffugo
- Video on http://www.telecosenza.it/
- Official Montalto Uffugo website
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