Scigliano
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CountryItaly
FrazioniAgrifoglio, Calvisi, Celsita, Cupani, Diano, Lupia, Petrisi, Serra, Traversa, Tasso
Elevation659 m (2,162 ft)
DemonymSciglianesi
Scigliano | |
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| Comune di Scigliano | |
 Valle del Savuto, looking out over Scigliano | |
  Scigliano Location of Scigliano in Italy  Scigliano Scigliano (Calabria) | |
| Coordinates: 39°07′43″N 16°18′27″E / 39.12861°N 16.30750°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Cosenza (CS) |
| Frazioni | Agrifoglio, Calvisi, Celsita, Cupani, Diano, Lupia, Petrisi, Serra, Traversa, Tasso |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raffaele Pane |
| Area | |
• Total | 17 km2 (6.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 659 m (2,162 ft) |
| Population (2007)[2] | |
• Total | 1,427 |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sciglianesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 87057 |
| Dialing code | 0984 |
| Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
| Saint day | 19 March |
| Website | Official website |
Scigliano (Italian pronunciation: [ʃiʎˈʎaːno]) is a small town and comune (municipality) located in the hills in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is the birthplace of the 16th-century Italian humanist Giovanni Valentino Gentile.
