San Sosti
Encyclopedia
San Sosti is a comune
in the province of Cosenza
, in Calabria.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in the province of Cosenza
Province of Cosenza
The Province of Cosenza is a province in the Calabria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Cosenza.It has an area of 6,650 km², and a total population of 733,797 . It is the biggest Calabrian Province...
, in Calabria.
Main sights
- Sanctuary of Madonna del Pettoruto, founded in 1274 by the monks of the Abbey of AcquaformosaAcquaformosaAcquaformosa is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of Italy. Since the Middle Ages it is home to an Arbëresh minority, which is reflected in the presence of Skanderbeg's heraldic eagle in the comune's coat of arms....
. It was rebuilt after the earthquake of 1783. It houses a 17th century stone sculpture of a Madonna with Child - The Abbey of San Sozonte (10th-11th centuries)
- the ruins of the Rocca, a 10th century castle, which according to tradition was used by Hannibal during the Punic WarsPunic WarsThe Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 B.C.E. to 146 B.C.E. At the time, they were probably the largest wars that had ever taken place...
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External links
(in Italian)- Mapquest - San Sosti
- San Sosti Commune Website
- Pollino
- http://www.circolocalabrese.org/databases/calabria_towns.asp?l=3&c=17557
- http://www.unionevalli.it/s_sosti.htm