Rende

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Rende
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Rende (Italy)
Rende
Country Italy
region Calabria
province Cosenza  (CS)
Coordinates 39 ° 20 ′  N , 16 ° 11 ′  E Coordinates: 39 ° 20 ′ 0 ″  N , 16 ° 11 ′ 0 ″  E
height 480  m slm
surface 54 km²
Residents 36,250 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 671 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 87036 and 87030
prefix 0984
ISTAT number 078102
Popular name Rendesi
Patron saint Immacolata Concezione
Website Rende
Rende
Rende

Rende is a town in Calabria , 7 km east of Cosenza . It has 36,250 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) and an area of ​​54 km².

The neighboring municipalities are Castiglione Cosentino , Castrolibero , Cosenza , Marano Marchesato , Marano Principato , Montalto Uffugo , Rose , San Fili , San Lucido , San Pietro in Guarano , San Vincenzo La Costa and Zumpano .

The Università della Calabria is located in the Arcavacata district .

Norman fort in Rende

history

The city was founded in the 6th century BC. Founded. In the 11th century, the Normans built a castle on the highest point of the village, which is now the town hall.

traffic

Rende had a station since 1915 on the 1987 Paola – Cosenza cog railway .

Attractions

The churches worth seeing include the Santa Maria Maggiore , built at the beginning of the 16th century, and the Baroque church Chiesa del Rosario from the 17th century. The 18th century Palazzo Zagarese houses a folklore museum and an art gallery . Below Rende is a former Franciscan convent whose rooms are now used by the university.

literature

  • Gabriella Vitiello, Frank Helbert: Calabria. DuMont-Reise-Verlag, Cologne 2004, ISBN 3-7701-6439-3 .
  • Ilona Witten: Calabria. 2nd, updated edition. DuMont-Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 3-7701-5989-6 .

Web links

Commons : Rende  - collection of pictures, 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.