Tarsia
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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.
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
Cosenza
Cosenza is a city in southern Italy, located at the confluence of two historic rivers: the Busento and the Crathis. The municipal population is of around 70,000; the urban area, however, counts over 260,000 inhabitants...
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...
. The ancient town of Caprasia
Caprasia
Caprasia was an ancient town of Bruttium, placed by the Itineraries on the road from Muranum to Consentia , and distant 28 miles from the latter city. It is probably the modern Tarsia , on the left bank of the Crathis , about the required distance from Cosenza....
is thought to be the modern Tarsia.