Celico
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Celico | |
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Comune | |
Comune di Celico | |
Location of Celico in Italy | |
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Country | Italy |
Region | Calabria |
Province / Metropolitan city | Cosenza (CS) |
Frazioni | Manneto, Fago del soldato |
Area | |
• Total | 98 km2 (38 sq mi) |
Elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 3,018 |
• Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Celichesi |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal code | 87053 |
Dialing code | 0984 |
Patron saint | St. Michael Archangel |
Saint day | September 29 |
Website | Official website |
Celico (Greek: Kylikos) is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is also the birthplace of Joachim of Fiore (c.1135 – 1202) who was the founder of the monastic order of San Giovanni in Fiore.
Notable People
- Joachim of Fiore (12th-century mystic, theologian and esoterist)
- Gioachino Greco (c. 1600 – c. 1634) (chess master and writer)
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