Key facts
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Calabria
- Province
- Catanzaro (CZ)
- Frazioni
- Melitello, Cutura, villaggio Lagomar
- Mayor
- Vincenzo Nania
- Total
- 58.69 km (22.66 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 605 m (1,985 ft)
- Density
- 14.0/km (36.1/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Sorbesi
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Dialing code
- 0961
- Patron saint
- St Francis Xavier
Article
Sorbo San Basile (Calabrian: U Sòrbu) is a village and comune in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The word "sorbo" in Italian means "the service tree or the sorb-apple tree" of which there are many orchards in the vicinity. The words "San Basile" refer to the Greek Saint Basil the Great because Basilian monks established a monastery in the area as early as 640.
The town is bordered by Bianchi, Carlopoli, Cicala, Colosimi, Fossato Serralta, Gimigliano, Panettieri, Taverna.