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Serra San Bruno

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Country
  
Italy

Elevation
  
870 m (2,850 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Province
  
Province of Vibo Valentia

Frazioni
  
Ninfo

Demonym(s)
  
Serresi

Local time
  
Thursday 8:24 AM

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Province / Metropolitan city
  
Province of Vibo Valentia (VV)

Weather
  
8°C, Wind W at 13 km/h, 91% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Natural regional park of S, Abbaye Santo Stefano d, Museo della Certosa, Monte Pecoraro

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Serra San Bruno is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Vibo Valentia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,966 and an area of 39.6 square kilometres (15.3 sq mi).

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Map of 89822 Serra San Bruno, Province of Vibo Valentia, Italy

Close by is the famous Carthusian monastery, Serra San Bruno Charterhouse (Certosa di Santo Stefano di Serra San Bruno), around which the town grew up. The town is named after Saint Bruno of Cologne, who founded the Carthusian Order in 1053 and the Grande Chartreuse, mother house of the Carthusians, near Grenoble, in France. He built the charterhouse of Serra San Bruno in 1095, and died here in 1101.

The municipality of Serra San Bruno contains the frazione (subdivision) Ninfo.

Serra San Bruno borders the following municipalities: Arena, Gerocarne, Mongiana, Spadola, Brognaturo, Simbario, Stilo.

The movie Le Quattro Volte was filmed in this town.

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References

Serra San Bruno Wikipedia