Cosenza (It. Provincia di Cosenza) is a province in the Calabria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Cosenza. In Italy, the Province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of an intermediate level, between municipality (comune) and region (regione). ... Calabria, formerly Bruttium, is a region in southern Italy which occupies the toe of the Italian peninsula south of Naples. ... Cosenza is a town and comune in the Calabria region of southern Italy, 39°18N 16°14E, on the Crati river at 238 m (781 ft) above sea-level. ...
It has an area of 6,650 sq km, and a total population of 733,797 (2001). There are 155 communes in the province (source: Italian institute of statistics Istat, see this link (http://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6)).
External link
Provincia di Cosenza homepage (in Italian) (http://www.provincia.cosenza.it)
Cosenza is a town and comune in the northwes Calabria region of southern Italy, on the Crati River.The town stands 238 m above sea level at the confluence of the Busento and Crati rivers in an intermontane valley between the Sila and the coastal range of mountains.
Cosenza was once capital of the Italic tribe of the Bruttii (Cosentia) which came early under the influence of the Greek settlements of Magna Graecia.
Cosenza belonged to the III Region of the Western Roman Empire until its fall, therefore its destiny was strictly connected with the history of Rome.
Cosenza is situated in a valley at the junction of the Crati and Busento rivers, and has always been known for its rich cultural life.
Cosenza is a very ancient town, being, according to Roman historian Strabo, the capital of the Bruttii people, and later came under the infludence of the Greek civilization.
In the 16th century, Cosenza became the center of a flourishing Academy and here 16th-century philosopher Bernardino Telesio (1509-1588) was born.
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