Dialing code 0964 Local time Thursday 4:25 PM | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 35.9 km² Postal code 89036 Dialling code 0964 | |
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Weather 17°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 53% Humidity Province Province of Reggio Calabria | ||
Brancaleone is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 65 kilometres (40 mi) southeast of Reggio Calabria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,923 and an area of 35.9 square kilometres (13.9 sq mi).
Map of 89036 Brancaleone, Province of Reggio Calabria, Italy
Brancaleone borders the following municipalities: Bruzzano Zeffirio, Palizzi, Staiti.
Famed Italian poet and novelist Cesare Pavese was exiled here in 1935. Portions of his novel The Moon and the Bonfires refer to his time spent here.
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Brancaleone, Calabria Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA