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Corigliano Calabro
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana, is a Southern European country comprising of the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is shaped like a boot and for this reason Italians commonly call it lo Stivale, the boot or, due to its prevalent peninsular geographical nature, la Penisola, the Peninsula.
Inhabitants of Italy are referred to as Italians. Their official language is Standard Italian, descendant of Tuscan dialect and a direct descendant of Latin. The word Italy is derived from the Homeric Aeolic word which means bull. Italy is subject to highly diverse weather conditions in autumn, winter, and spring. The country has the fifth-highest population density in Europe at 193 persons per square kilometer. Today, despite regional variations in the form of accents and vowel emphasis, Italian is fully comprehensible to most throughout the country.
Corigliano Calabro is a city located in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria, southern Italy and is 72 kilometers far from Cosenza that is the chief town of the homonymous province. In 2005, the population of the city was 38,739 with area 196 square kilometers. Gennaro Gattuso of the 2006 World Cup champion Italian national side is from Corigliano Calabro. There are 89 industrial firms employing 411 people that are the 7.17 percent of the total of the workers.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, cooperative people and luxurious hotels and cottages, Corigliano Calabro is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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