Castrovillari

Castrovillari

Infobox CityIT
img_coa = castrovillari-Stemma.gif
official_name = Comune di Castrovillari
name=Castrovillari
region = Calabria
province = Cosenza (CS)
elevation_m =362
area_total_km2 = 130
population_as_of = october 30, 2005
population_total = 22603
population_density_km2 = 173
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|39|49|N|16|12|E
frazioni =Vigne
telephone = 0981
postalcode = 87012
gentilic =Castrovillaresi
saint = St. Iulian
day = January 27
mayor = Francesco Blaiotta
website = [http://www.comune.castrovillari.cs.it/ www.comune.castrovillari.cs.it]
mapx=39.81
mapy=16.2

Castrovillari is town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

History

The name derives probably from the medieval Latin "castrum villarum", meaning "fortress of the villas". The city was founded by the Aragonese, who built the famous Castle.The town is situated in the middle of a huge arena shaped by big mountains, like Pollino (2248) and Dolcedorme (2273). This is the area of Pollino natural park, one of the biggest in Europe.

Main sights

*"Castello Aragonese"
*"Ponte della Catena" (Bridge of the Chain), connecting the two halves of the city
*church of "San Giuliano"
*Franciscan protoconvent
*church of "Madonna del Castello"

External links

* [http://www.castrovillari.info www.castrovillari.info] - Castrovillari.info
* [http://www.castrovillari.biz www.castrovillari.biz] - Castrovillari.biz
* [http://www.castrovillarionline.it www.castrovillarionline.it] - Castrovillari OnLine
* [http://www.ildiariodicastrovillari.it Il diario di Castrovillari]
* [http://www.castrovillari.tv www.castrovillari.tv] - Castrovillari Web TV


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