Sorbo San Basile
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Sorbo San Basile is a village and comune
in the province of Catanzaro
in the Calabria
region of southern Italy
. Three villages with the name Sorbo are Sorbo-Ocagnano
on the island of Corsica
, Sorbo Serpico
in the region of Campania
, and Sorbo San Basile in the region of Calabria
. The word "sorbo" in Italian means "the service tree or the sorb-apple tree" of which there are many orchards in the vicinity. The words "San Basile" refer to the Greek Saint Basil the Great because Basilian monks established a monastery in the area as early as 640. Some time after the canonization of Francis Xavier
in 1622, that Spanish saint became the patron of the village. The population in 1861 was 1228 people, in 1901 held steady at 1224 people, in 1951 reached a high of 2118 people, but in 2001 sank to a low of 932 people (information from the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica
).
, Cicala, Colosimi
, Fossato Serralta
, Gimigliano
, Panettieri
, Taverna (CZ)
.
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 Catanzaro
Province of Catanzaro
The Province of Catanzaro is a province of the Calabria region, in Italy. The city of Catanzaro is capital both of the province and of the region.- Demographics :The following is a list of the province of Catanzaro comunes with population over 5,000:...
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
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. Three villages with the name Sorbo are Sorbo-Ocagnano
Sorbo-Ocagnano
Sorbo-Ocagnano is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.The word "sorbo" in Italian means service tree or sorb apple tree.-Population:-References:*...
on the island of Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
, Sorbo Serpico
Sorbo Serpico
Sorbo Serpico is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy. Three villages with the name Sorbo are Sorbo-Ocagnano on the island of Corsica, Sorbo Serpico in the region of Campania, and Sorbo San Basile in the region of Calabria. The word "sorbo" in Italian means "the service...
in the region of Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
, and Sorbo San Basile in the region of 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....
. The word "sorbo" in Italian means "the service tree or the sorb-apple tree" of which there are many orchards in the vicinity. The words "San Basile" refer to the Greek Saint Basil the Great because Basilian monks established a monastery in the area as early as 640. Some time after the canonization of Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier, born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta was a pioneering Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre and co-founder of the Society of Jesus. He was a student of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits, dedicated at Montmartre in 1534...
in 1622, that Spanish saint became the patron of the village. The population in 1861 was 1228 people, in 1901 held steady at 1224 people, in 1951 reached a high of 2118 people, but in 2001 sank to a low of 932 people (information from the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica
Istituto Nazionale di Statistica
Istituto Nazionale di Statistica is the Italian national statistical institute.-History:Istat was created in 1926 to collect and organize essential data about the nation. Administering the census is one of its activities...
).
Geography
The town is bordered by Bianchi (CS), CarlopoliCarlopoli
Carlopoli is a comune and town is the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy....
, Cicala, Colosimi
Colosimi
Colosimi is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Gangster James Colosimo was born here in 1878.- History :...
, Fossato Serralta
Fossato Serralta
Fossato Serralta is a village and comune in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy....
, Gimigliano
Gimigliano
Gimigliano is a comune and town is the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy....
, Panettieri
Panettieri
Panettieri is village and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy....
, Taverna (CZ)
Taverna (CZ)
Taverna is a comune and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy. It is located at the feet of the Sila mountain range.Taverna is mostly famous as the birthplace of the Baroque painter Mattia Preti....
.