Altomonte

Altomonte is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").^[3]

Altomonte
Comune
Comune di Altomonte
Coat of arms
Location of Altomonte
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Coordinates: 39°42′N 16°8′E
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Province	Cosenza (CS)
Frazioni	Casello
Government
• Mayor	Gianpietro Carlo Coppola
Area [1]
• Total	65.72 km2 (25.37 sq mi)
Elevation	455 m (1,493 ft)
Population  (30 April 2017)[2]
• Total	4,427
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Demonym	Altomontesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	87042
Dialing code	0981
Patron saint	St. Francis
Saint day	2 April
Website	Official website

People

• Vincenzo Di Benedetto, classical philologist

Twin towns

• Vigarano Mainarda, Italy

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
3. "Calabria" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.