Soveria Mannelli

Soveria Mannelli Suverìa Mannielli
Comune
Comune di Soveria Mannelli
Location of Soveria Mannelli
Soveria Mannelli Location of Soveria Mannelli in Italy Soveria Mannelli Soveria Mannelli (Calabria)
Coordinates: 39°5′N 16°22′E
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Province	Catanzaro (CZ)
Frazioni	Colla, Pirillo, San Tommaso
Government
• Mayor	Michele Chiodo
Area
• Total	20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation	774 m (2,539 ft)
Population  (31 October 2018)
• Total	3,007
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Demonym	Soveritani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	88049
Dialing code	0968
Patron saint	St. John the Baptist
Saint day	24 June
Website	Official website

Soveria Mannelli (Sicilian: Suverìa Mannielli) is a town and comune in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

The town is bordered by Bianchi, Carlopoli, Colosimi, Decollatura, Gimigliano, Pedivigliano.

History

On 30 August 1860, a Sicilian army under General Ghio was disbanded in Soveria Mannelli. This, in the course of the Expedition of the Thousand, allowed Giuseppe Garibaldi to capture Naples eight days later.

People

• Rosario Rubbettino (1941–2000), publisher, was born in the town.
• Alfredo Costanzo (born 1943), Australian racing driver, was born in the town.

Sources

• Mario Felice Marasco, Soveria Mannelli e il suo territorio, Notizie e dati tratti dagli appunti di Ivone Sirianni, San Vito al Tagliamento: Tipografia Sanvitese Ellerani, 1969
• Mario Gallo, Soveria Mannelli, Saggi e documentazione storica, Cosenza: Due Emme, 1991