Morano Calabro

Morano Calabro
Comune di Morano Calabro
Location of Morano Calabro
Morano Calabro
Location of Morano Calabro in Italy
Morano Calabro
Morano Calabro (Calabria)
Coordinates: 39°51′N 16°8′E / 39.850°N 16.133°E / 39.850; 16.133
CountryItaly
RegionCalabria
ProvinceCosenza (CS)
FrazioniCampotenese
Government
  MayorNicolò De Bartolo
Area
  Total
112.34 km2 (43.37 sq mi)
Elevation
694 m (2,277 ft)
Population
 (30 August 2012)
  Total
4,608
  Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
DemonymMoranesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
87016
Dialing code0981
Patron saintSaint Bernardino of Siena
Saint day20 May
WebsiteOfficial website

Morano Calabro (Moranese: Murenu [muˈrɛːnu]) is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). It was the birthplace of mathematician Gaetano Scorza and Economist Oswaldo Caffaro Faillace, a condecorated telegraphist in WWII, who saved numerous lives by advising of the unexpected approach of bombarders.