Scigliano | |
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Comune di Scigliano | |
![]() Valle del Savuto, looking out over Scigliano | |
Coordinates: 39°07′43″N 16°18′27″E / 39.12861°N 16.30750°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Calabria |
Province | Cosenza (CS) |
Frazioni | Agrifoglio, Calvisi, Celsita, Cupani, Diano, Lupia, Petrisi, Serra, Traversa, Tasso |
Government | |
• Mayor | Raffaele Pane |
Area | |
• Total | 17 km2 (7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 659 m (2,162 ft) |
Population (2007)[2] | |
• Total | 1,427 |
• Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Demonym | Sciglianesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 87057 |
Dialing code | 0984 |
Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
Saint day | 19 March |
Website | Official website |
Scigliano is a small town and comune located in the hills in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is the birthplace of the 16th-century Italian humanist Giovanni Valentino Gentile.