Serra San Bruno
Serra San Bruno is a comune (municipality) in the Province o Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabrie, locatit aboot 40 km soothwast o Catanzaro an aboot 25 km sootheast o Vibo Valentia. As o 31 Dizember 2004, it haed a population o 6,966 an a aurie o 39.6 km².[1]
Serra San Bruno | |
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| Comune di Serra San Bruno | |
  Serra San Bruno Location o Serra San Bruno in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 38°35′N 16°20′E / 38.583°N 16.333°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Calabrie |
| Province | Province o Vibo Valentia (VV) |
| Frazioni | Ninfo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.6 km2 (15.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 870 m (2,850 ft) |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
| • Total | 6,966 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Serresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 89822 |
| Diallin code | 0963 |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Close bi is the famous Carthusian monastery, Serra San Bruno Charterhouse (Certosa di Santo Stefano di Serra San Bruno), aroond which the toun grew up. The toun is namit efter Saunt Bruno o Cologne, who foondit the Carthusian Order in 1053 an the Grande Chartreuse, mither hoose o the Carthusians, near Grenoble, in Fraunce. He biggit the chairterhoose o Serra San Bruno in 1095, an dee'd here in 1101.[2]
The municipality o Serra San Bruno contains the frazione (subdiveesion) Ninfo.
Serra San Bruno borders the follaein municipalities: Arena, Gerocarne, Mongiana, Spadola, Brognaturo, Simbario, Stilo.
The movie Le Quattro Volte wis filmit in this toun.
Demographic evolution
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References
eedit- ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ↑ Serra San Bruno Charterhouse
Sister projects
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Media relatit tae Serra San Bruno at Wikimedia Commons