San Giovanni in Fiore

Comune in Calabria, Italy

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Location of San Giovanni in Fiore

39°16′N 16°42′E / 39.267°N 16.700°E / 39.267; 16.700CountryItalyRegionCalabriaProvinceCosenza (CS)FrazioniFantino, Carello, Lorica, Rovale, Serrisi, Acquafredda, Cagno, Ceraso, Germano, Palla Palla, Torre GargaGovernment

• MayorRosaria Succurro (Forza Italia)Area

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• Total279.45 km² (107.90 sq mi)Elevation

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1,049 m (3,442 ft)Population

(November 2008^[3])^[4]

• Total18,184 • Density65/km² (170/sq mi)DemonymSangiovannesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

87055

Dialing code0984Patron saintSt. John the BaptistSaint day24 JuneWebsiteOfficial website

San Giovanni in Fiore (Italian pronunciation: [san dʒoˈvanni iɱ ˈfjoːre]; Calabrian: Sangiuvanni [sandʒuˈvanni]) is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

The town originates from the Florense Abbey, built here by the Calabrian monk Joachim of Fiore in 1188.

Marjorie Reeves of Oxford University was made an honorary citizen of San Giovanni for reviving interest in Joachim of Fiore.^[5]

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "San Giovanni in Fiore". Comuni Italiani (in Italian).
^ Data from ISTAT
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Richard Pring, ‘Reeves, Marjorie Ethel (1905–2003)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, January 2007; online edn, Jan 2009 accessed 3 October 2015