Scigliano
Scigliano | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Scigliano | |
Valle del Savuto, looking out over Scigliano | |
Location of Scigliano | |
| Coordinates: 39°07′43″N 16°18′27″E / 39.12861°N 16.30750°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Cosenza (CS) |
| Frazioni | Agrifoglio, Calvisi, Celsita, Cupani, Diano, Lupia, Petrisi, Serra, Traversa, Tasso |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raffaele Pane |
| Area | |
• Total | 17 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 659 m (2,162 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 1,427 |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sciglianesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 87057 |
| Dialing code | 0984 |
| Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
| Saint day | 19 March |
| Website | Official website |
Scigliano is a small town and comune located in the hills in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is the birthplace of the 16th-century Italian humanist Giovanni Valentino Gentile.