Soveria Mannelli
Encyclopedia
Soveria Mannelli is a town and comune
in the province of Catanzaro
, in the Calabria
region of southern Italy
.
, Colosimi
, Decollatura
, Gimigliano
, Pedivigliano
.
, which allowed Giuseppe Garibaldi
to capture Naples
eight days later.
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...
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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....
, 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 :...
, Decollatura
Decollatura
Decollatura is a comune and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy.It is famous for being the birthplace of the Italian poet Michele Pane -Notes and references:* Imperio Assisi et al., Decollatura e Motta S...
, Gimigliano
Gimigliano
Gimigliano is a comune and town is the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy....
, Pedivigliano
Pedivigliano
Pedivigliano is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy....
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History
On 30 August 1860, a Sicilian army under General Ghio was disbanded in Soveria Mannelli. This was an important event in the Expedition of the ThousandExpedition of the Thousand
The Expedition of the Thousand was a military campaign led by the revolutionary general Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1860. A force of volunteers defeated the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, leading to its dissolution and annexation by the Kingdom of Sardinia, an important step in the creation of a newly...
, which allowed Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Garibaldi was an Italian military and political figure. In his twenties, he joined the Carbonari Italian patriot revolutionaries, and fled Italy after a failed insurrection. Garibaldi took part in the War of the Farrapos and the Uruguayan Civil War leading the Italian Legion, and...
to capture Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
eight days later.
Famous citizens
- Rosario RubbettinoRosario RubbettinoRosario Rubbettino was a noted Italian publisher.-Biography:Rosario Rubbettino was born in Soveria Mannelli, a little town in the province of Catanzaro, in 1941. In 1973 he founded his own publishing house, Rubbettino Editore, located in Soveria Mannelli. He died in Soveria Mannelli on October 7,...
(1941-2000), the Italian publisher, was born in the town.