Sorbo San Basile
Comune in Calabria, Italy
Location of Sorbo San Basile
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39°1′08″N 16°34′10″E / 39.01889°N 16.56944°E / 39.01889; 16.56944
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Sorbo San Basile (Calabrian: U Sòrbu) is a village and comune in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy. 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.
The town is bordered by Bianchi, Carlopoli, Cicala, Colosimi, Fossato Serralta, Gimigliano, Panettieri, Taverna.
References
External links
- Official website
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- Amato
- Andali
- Argusto
- Badolato
- Belcastro
- Borgia
- Botricello
- Caraffa di Catanzaro
- Cardinale
- Carlopoli
- Catanzaro
- Cenadi
- Centrache
- Cerva
- Chiaravalle Centrale
- Cicala
- Conflenti
- Cortale
- Cropani
- Curinga
- Davoli
- Decollatura
- Falerna
- Feroleto Antico
- Fossato Serralta
- Gagliato
- Gasperina
- Gimigliano
- Girifalco
- Gizzeria
- Guardavalle
- Isca sullo Ionio
- Jacurso
- Lamezia Terme
- Magisano
- Maida
- Marcedusa
- Marcellinara
- Martirano
- Martirano Lombardo
- Miglierina
- Montauro
- Montepaone
- Motta Santa Lucia
- Nocera Terinese
- Olivadi
- Palermiti
- Pentone
- Petrizzi
- Petronà
- Pianopoli
- Platania
- San Floro
- San Mango d'Aquino
- San Pietro Apostolo
- San Pietro a Maida
- San Sostene
- San Vito sullo Ionio
- Sant'Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio
- Santa Caterina dello Ionio
- Satriano
- Sellia
- Sellia Marina
- Serrastretta
- Sersale
- Settingiano
- Simeri Crichi
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- Soverato
- Soveria Mannelli
- Soveria Simeri
- Squillace
- Stalettì
- Taverna
- Tiriolo
- Torre di Ruggiero
- Vallefiorita
- Zagarise
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