Key facts
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Calabria
- Province
- Cosenza (CS)
- Mayor
- Luigi Lirangi
- Total
- 43.06 km (16.63 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 313 m (1,027 ft)
- Density
- 120/km (312/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Terranovesi
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Dialing code
- 0981
- Patron saint
- St. Francis
- Saint day
- Second Sunday in May
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Terranova da Sibari (Calabrian: Terranova di Sibbari) is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is located on a hill between the river Crati and the last stretches of the Sila Mountains, at some 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the Ionian Sea. Refugees from the ancient city of Thurii founded Terranova after the destruction of their city in the war against Croton.
Once known as Terranova del Vallo and Terranova di Calabria Citra, it received the current name after the unification of Italy, referring to the ancient cities of Thurii and Sybaris.