Altomonte (Calabria)

Altomonte
Country	Italy
region	Calabria
province	Cosenza  (CS)
Coordinates	39 ° 42 ′  N , 16 ° 8 ′  E Coordinates: 39 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  N , 16 ° 8 ′ 0 ″  E
height	500  m slm
surface	65 km²
Residents	4,320 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	66 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	87042
prefix	0981
ISTAT number	078009
Popular name	Altomontesi
Patron saint	San Francesco
Website	Altomonte
Altomonte panorama

Altomonte is an Italian commune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region with 4320 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). The place is 60 km north of the provincial capital Cosenza .

The neighboring municipalities are: Acquaformosa , Castrovillari , Firmo , Lungro , Roggiano Gravina , San Donato di Ninea , San Lorenzo del Vallo , San Sosti and Saracena .

Altomonte belongs to the I borghi più belli d'Italia (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy) and was a founding member of the Cittàslow movement , which aims to improve the quality of life in the communities.

Great personalities

• Vincenzo Di Benedetto (1934–2013), classical philologist

Web links

Commons : Altomonte  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia (official website), accessed on May 11, 2017 (Italian)