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Casali del Manco Casali del Manco is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy, located east of Cosenza. It was formed in May 2017 from the union of five previous municipalities, Casole Bruzio, Pedace, Serra Pedace ...

, in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, southern

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. It lost its ''comune'' status in 2017 after a referendum, along with four other municipalities.

Geography

The village lies at the foot of Mount Stella, commonly known as the dialect of "Timpune e Stilla". It overlooks valley of river Cardone, extending to the Sila range.

References

{{Authority control Cities and towns in Calabria