- San Sosti
Infobox CityIT
img_coa =SanSosti-Stemma.gif
official_name = Comune di San Sosti
region =Calabria
province = Cosenza (CS)
elevation_m = 355
area_total_km2 = 43
population_as_of =
population_total = 2323
population_density_km2 = 54
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|39|39|36|N|16|1|42|E|type:city(2323)_region:IT
frazioni = Macellara, Fravitta
telephone = 0981
postalcode = 87010
gentilic = Sansostesi
saint =St. Joseph
day =March 19
mayor =
website =San Sosti ( _gr. Aghios Sostis, "San Salvatore") is a commune in the
province of Cosenza , in Calabria.History
Main sights
*Sanctuary of Madonna del Pettoruto, founded in 1274 by the monks of the Abbey of
Acquaformosa . It was rebuilt after the earthquake of 1783. It houses a 17th century stone sculpture of a "Madonna with Child"
*The Abbey of San Sozonte (10th-11th centuries)
*the ruins of the Rocca, a 10th century castle, which according to tradition was used byHannibal during thePunic Wars .History
*In 1448, people from
Albania migrated to San Sosti.Notes and references
External links
(in Italian)
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=San+Sosti&country=IT Mapquest - San Sosti]
* [http://www.parcopollino.it/comuni/san%20sosti.htm Comune di San Sosti]
*http://www.enit.it/comuniris.asp?ID=344&Lu
*http://www.circolocalabrese.org/databases/calabria_towns.asp?l=3&c=17557
*http://www.unionevalli.it/s_sosti.htm
*http://www.ilpollino.it/comuni/sansosti/sansosti-storia.htm
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