Cerchiara di Calabria

Cerchiara di Calabria
Country	Italy
region	Calabria
province	Cosenza  (CS)
Coordinates	39 ° 52 ′  N , 16 ° 22 ′  E Coordinates: 39 ° 52 ′ 0 ″  N , 16 ° 22 ′ 0 ″  E
surface	81 km²
Residents	2,337 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	29 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	87070
prefix	0981
ISTAT number	078036
Popular name	Cerchiaresi
Patron saint	san Bonifacio
Website	Cerchiara di Calabria

Cerchiara di Calabria is a municipality in the province of Cosenza in the Italian region of Calabria with 2337 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Cerchiara di Calabria is 86 km north of Cosenza .

The neighboring communities are Alessandria del Carretto , Cassano allo Ionio , Castrovillari , Civita , Francavilla Marittima , Plataci , San Lorenzo Bellizzi , Terranova di Pollino ( PZ ) and Villapiana .

Attractions

Outside the village is the pilgrimage church of Santa Maria delle Armi. The church was built in the 15th century. Later a Basilian monastery was built on this site . The church was renovated in the 17th and 18th centuries. The frescoes in the vault date from this period .

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  View of Cerchiara di Calabria

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  City panorama

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  Church of Sant Pietro

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  Santa Maria delle Armi

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.