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Santa Sofia d'Epiro

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Country
  
Italy

Elevation
  
558 m (1,831 ft)

Dialing code
  
0984

Province
  
Province of Cosenza

Postal code
  
87048

Dialling code
  
0984

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Cosenza (CS)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
39 km²

Local time
  
Wednesday 4:41 AM

Region
  
Calabria

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Demonym(s)
  
Sofioti (Albanese: Shënsofjotë)

Weather
  
7°C, Wind SW at 13 km/h, 84% Humidity

Santa Sofia d'Epiro (Albanian: Shën Sofia e Epirit) is an Arberesh town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

Contents

Map of 87048 Santa Sofia D'epiro Province of Cosenza, Italy

The town is bordered by Acri, Bisignano, San Demetrio Corone and Tarsia.

People

  • Ferruccio Baffa Trasci (1590–1656), bishop, theologian and philosopher.
  • Francesco Bugliari (1742–1806), Byzantine rite bishop and Bishop of Thagaste.
  • Pasquale Baffi (1749–1799), Hellenist, librarian, politician and revolutionary.
  • Angelo Masci (1758–1821), writer.
  • Gabriele Baffa Trasci Amalfitani di Crucoli (1770–1816), patriot.
  • Demetrio Baffa (1834–1911), patriot and Garibaldine lieutenant colonel.
  • Emiliano Fabbricatore (born 1938), Basilian monk and Abbot of the Abbey of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata.

    • References

    Santa Sofia d'Epiro Wikipedia
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