Quattromiglia

Quattromiglia
Frazione
Marconi Shopping Center at the motorway entrance of "Rende-Cosenza Nord"
Quattromiglia
Location of Quattromiglia in Italy
Coordinates: 39°21′14″N 16°14′32″E / 39.35389°N 16.24222°E / 39.35389; 16.24222Coordinates: 39°21′14″N 16°14′32″E / 39.35389°N 16.24222°E / 39.35389; 16.24222
Country  Italy
Region  Calabria
Province Cosenza (CS)
Comune Rende
Elevation 180 m (590 ft)
Population [1]
 • Total 8,813
Demonym(s) Quattromigliesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 87036[2]
Dialing code (+39) 0984[2]

Quattromiglia, also known as Quattromiglia di Rende, is an Italian hamlet (frazione) of the municipality of Rende in the province of Cosenza, Calabria. With a population of 8,813, it is the most populated hamlet of its municipality.[1]

History

The origin of the name, meaning "Four Miles", derives from the Latin words Quattuor (four) and Milia (mile). It was due to the name of a farmhouse, 4 miles far from Cosentia, the modern Cosenza. Founded at the end of the Middle Ages, the town urbanistically grew up in the 1970s, mainly due to the presence of the University of Calabria (2,2 km far), near the neighboring village of Arcavacata.

Geography

Located in the northern suburb of Cosenza (6 km far) and bordering with it, Quattromiglia is 8 from Castiglione Cosentino and 28 from Paola. It is extended along the national road SS 19 from the hills in the west to the river Crati in the east.[3]

Transport

Quattromiglia is served by the A3 motorway, crossing the town, at the exit "Rende-Cosenza Nord". It counts also a railway station, the one of Castiglione Cosentino, one the Paola-Cosenza line.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 (in Italian) Info on italia.indettaglio.it
  2. 1 2 (in Italian) Quattromiglia on tuttocitta.it
  3. ↑ Google. "Quattromiglia" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
  4. ↑ (in Italian) Article about projects for Castiglione station area (Rende municipal website)

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