Sorbo San Basile | |
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| Comune di Sorbo San Basile | |
Location of Sorbo San Basile  | |
  Sorbo San Basile Location of Sorbo San Basile in Italy  Sorbo San Basile Sorbo San Basile (Calabria) | |
| Coordinates: 39°1′08″N 16°34′10″E / 39.01889°N 16.56944°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Catanzaro (CZ) |
| Frazioni | Melitello, Cutura, villaggio Lagomar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vincenzo Nania |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.69 km2 (22.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 605 m (1,985 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2013)[2] | |
| • Total | 819 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sorbesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 88050 |
| Dialing code | 0961 |
| Patron saint | St Francis Xavier |
| Saint day | 3 December |
| Website | Official website |
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.
