Soveria Mannelli () is a town and ''
comune
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'' in the
province of Catanzaro, in the
Calabria
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region of southern
Italy
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.
The town is bordered by
Bianchi,
Carlopoli,
Colosimi,
Decollatura,
Gimigliano,
Pedivigliano.
History
On 30 August 1860, a
Sicilian army under General Ghio was disbanded in Soveria Mannelli. This, in the course of the
Expedition of the Thousand
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, allowed
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi ( , ;In his native Ligurian language, he is known as (). In his particular Niçard dialect of Ligurian, he was known as () or (). 4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882) was an Italian general, revolutionary and republican. H ...
to capture
Naples
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eight days later.
People
*
Rosario Rubbettino (1941–2000), publisher, was born in the town.
*
Alfredo Costanzo (born 1943), Australian racing driver, was born in the town.
Sources
* Mario Felice Marasco, ''Soveria Mannelli e il suo territorio, Notizie e dati tratti dagli appunti di Ivone Sirianni'', San Vito al Tagliamento: Tipografia Sanvitese Ellerani, 1969
* Mario Gallo, ''Soveria Mannelli, Saggi e documentazione storica'', Cosenza: Due Emme, 1991
Cities and towns in Calabria
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