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comune
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'' in the
province of Catanzaro
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Calabria
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region of southern
Italy
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It was the birthplace of the Italian poet
Michele Pane (1876–1953).
Twin cities
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Danbury,
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Sources
* Imperio Assisi et al., ''Decollatura e Motta S. Lucia: due comunità del Reventino'', Decollatura: Grafica Reventino, 1980.
* Pietro Bonacci: ''Decollatura, vicende sociali e religiose dal Seicento all'Ottocento'', Decollatura: Grafica Reventino, 1982.
* Mario Gallo: ''Decollatura nella Storia'', Decollatura: Grafica Reventino, 1982.
Cities and towns in Calabria
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