Quattromiglia

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Quattromiglia
Frazione
St. Charles Borromeo Church
Quattromiglia
Location of Quattromiglia in Italy
Coordinates: 39°21′14″N 16°14′32″E / 39.35389°N 16.24222°E / 39.35389; 16.24222Coordinates: 39°21′14″N 16°14′32″E / 39.35389°N 16.24222°E / 39.35389; 16.24222
Country  Italy
Region  Calabria
Province Cosenza (CS)
Comune Rende
Elevation 180 m (590 ft)
Population [1]
 • Total 8,813
Demonym Quattromigliesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 87036[2]
Dialing code (+39) 0984[2]
"Metropolis" Shopping Mall

Quattromiglia, also known as Quattromiglia di Rende, is an Italian hamlet (frazione) of the municipality of Rende in the province of Cosenza, Calabria. With a population of 8,813, it is the most populated hamlet of its municipality.[1]

History

The origin of the name, meaning "Four Miles", derives from the Latin words Quattuor (four) and Milia (mile). It was due to the name of a farmhouse, 4 miles far from Cosentia, the modern Cosenza. Founded at the end of the Middle Ages, the town urbanistically grew up in the 1970s, mainly due to the presence of the University of Calabria (2,2 km far), near the neighboring village of Arcavacata.

Geography

Located in the northern suburb of Cosenza (6 km far) and bordering with it, Quattromiglia is 7 km far from Rende, 8 from Castiglione Cosentino and 28 from Paola. It is extended along the national road SS 19 from the hills in the west to the river Crati in the east.[3]

Some of the sights within the town are the St. Charles Borromeo Church,[4] the Borromeo Palace and the "Metropolis" Shopping Mall,[5] near the borders to Cosenza.

Transport

Quattromiglia is served by the A3 motorway, crossing the town, at the exit "Rende-Cosenza Nord". It counts also a railway station, the one of Castiglione Cosentino, one the Paola-Cosenza line.[6]

Gallery

  • Borromeo Palace

  • Castiglione Cosentino station

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 (Italian) Infos on italia.indettaglio.it
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 (Italian) Quattromiglia on tuttocitta.it
  3. ↑ Google Inc. "Quattromiglia". Google Maps (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.it/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&channel=np&q=quattromiglia&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x133f9992db243c57:0x4c4d0d895dd18e8b,Quattromiglia+CS&gl=it&ei=7SPpUqDEMdCWyQPe3IGAAw&ved=0CIsBELYDMA4.
  4. ↑ (Italian) St. Charles Borromeo Church (Rende municipal website)
  5. ↑ (Italian) Location of Metropolis Shopping Mall
  6. ↑ (Italian) Article about projects for Castiglione station area (Rende municipal website)

External links

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