Scigliano is a small 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 ...
located in the hills'' in the
province of Cosenza in the
Calabria 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 ...
. It is the birthplace of 16th century Italian humanist
Giovanni Valentino Gentile.
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Savuto river
The Savuto is a river and valley in Calabria, Southern Italy, that lies at the intersection of the provinces of Cosenza and Catanzaro. It is also the name of a DOC wine produced in the region.
The river's source is in La Sila and it empties in ...
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George A. Scigliano
George A. Scigliano ( ; 1874–1906) was an influential leader in Boston's Italian-American community. As a member of the Boston Common Council and Massachusetts legislature, he worked to improve the lives of Italian immigrants.
Biography
Geo ...
References
Cities and towns in Calabria
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