Country Italy Comune Rende Demonym(s) Quattromigliesi Province Province of Cosenza Dialling code 984 | Region Calabria Elevation 180 m (590 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Postal code 87036 | |
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Quattromiglia, also known as Quattromiglia di Rende, is an area of the municipality of Rende in the province of Cosenza, Calabria. With a population of 8,813, it is the most populated neighbourhood of its municipality.
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Map of 87036 Quattromiglia, Province of Cosenza, Italy
History
The origin of the name, meaning "Four Miles", derives from the Latin words Quattuor (four) and Milia (mile). It was due to the name of a farmhouse, 4 miles far from Cosentia, the modern Cosenza. Founded at the end of the Middle Ages, the town urbanistically grew up in the 1970s, mainly due to the presence of the University of Calabria (2,2 km far), near the neighboring village of Arcavacata.
Geography
Located in the northern suburb of Cosenza (6 km far) and bordering with it, Quattromiglia is 7 km far from Rende, 8 from Castiglione Cosentino and 28 from Paola. It is extended along the national road SS 19 from the hills in the west to the river Crati in the east.
Some of the sights within the town are the St. Charles Borromeo Church, the Borromeo Palace and the "Metropolis" Shopping Mall, near the borders to Cosenza.
Transport
Quattromiglia is served by the A3 motorway, crossing the town, at the exit "Rende-Cosenza Nord". It counts also a railway station, the one of Castiglione Cosentino, one the Paola-Cosenza line.