Casali del Manco is a town and ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' of the
province of Cosenza
The province of Cosenza ( it, provincia di Cosenza) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Cosenza. It contains 150 ''comuni'', listed at list of communes of the Province of Cosenza ...
in the
Calabria
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region of southern
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
, located east of
Cosenza
Cosenza (; local dialect: ''Cusenza'', ) is a city in Calabria, Italy. The city centre has a population of approximately 70,000; the urban area counts more than 200,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Province of Cosenza, which has a populati ...
. It was formed in May 2017 from the union of five previous municipalities,
Casole Bruzio
Casole Bruzio is a town in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It was a ''comune'' until 2017, when after a referendum it became a frazione of the newly formed Casali del Manco
Casali del Manco is a town and ''comu ...
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Pedace
Pedace is a ''frazione'' in the ''comune'' of Casali del Manco, in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, southern Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is ...
,
Serra Pedace
Serra Pedace is a frazione of the ''comune'' of Casali del Manco in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, southern Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is ...
,
Spezzano Piccolo
Spezzano Piccolo is a town and former ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It lost its ''comune'' status in 2017 after a referendum, becoming part of the newly formed Casali del Manco
Casali del Manco ...
and
Trenta. It was established following a referendum held on 26 March 2017. In Spezzano Piccolo voters expressed themselves against the proposed union, but this was not enough to retain the status of ''comune''.
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Cities and towns in Calabria
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