Santa Sofia d'Epiro
Encyclopedia
Santa Sofia d'Epiro is an Arberesh town and comune
in the province of Cosenza
in the Calabria
region of southern Italy
.
The town is bordered by Acri
, Bisignano
, San Demetrio Corone
and Tarsia
.
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 the Calabria
Calabria
Calabria , in antiquity known as Bruttium, is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. The capital city of Calabria is Catanzaro....
region of southern Italy
Italy
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The town is bordered by Acri
ACRI
Acri can refer to:*Acri, a town in the province of Cosenza, southern Italy*The Association for Civil Rights in Israel*ACRI, acronym of the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance*ACRI, acronym of the American Committee for Relief in Ireland...
, Bisignano
Bisignano
Bisignano is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza, part of in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is situated on hills in the Crati valley, between the Pollino and Sila National Parks .-History:...
, San Demetrio Corone
San Demetrio Corone
San Demetrio Corone is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is notable for the Collegio of Sant'Adriano, a boarding school which produced many patriots and theorists/revolutionaries in the Italian Independence wars-Geography:The village is...
and Tarsia
Tarsia
Tarsia is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The ancient town of Caprasia is thought to be the modern Tarsia....
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People
- Ferruccio Baffa TrasciFerruccio Baffa Trasci-Life:Ferruccio Baffa Trasci was born in one of the most noble and wealthy families of the arbëreshë world in Bisignano on August 17, 1590. His parents were Pietro Antonio Baffa Trasci and Elisabetta Anna Trentacapilli...
(1590 - 1656) Bishop - Pasquale Baffi (1749 - 1799), politician
- Angelo Masci (1758 - 1821), writer
- Gabriele Baffa Trasci Amalfitani di Crucoli (1770 - 1816), patriot