Rende is a ''

comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

'' (municipality) in the

province of Cosenza The province of Cosenza () is a province in the Calabria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Cosenza. It contains 150 ''comuni'' (: ''comune''), listed at list of ''comuni'' of the province of Cosenza. The province of Cosenza contains ...

Calabria Calabria is a Regions of Italy, region in Southern Italy. It is a peninsula bordered by the region Basilicata to the north, the Ionian Sea to the east, the Strait of Messina to the southwest, which separates it from Sicily, and the Tyrrhenian S ...

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

, home to the headquarters of the

University of Calabria The University of Calabria () is a state-run university in Italy. Located in Arcavacata, a hamlet of Rende and a suburb of Cosenza, the university was founded in 1972. Among its founders there were Beniamino Andreatta, Giorgio Gagliani, Pietr ...

. It has a population of about 35,000, or more than 60,000 if the university students living there are taken into account. The city is divided into two parts: the old town, on a high hill, and the modern area, on level ground, which is fully connected to the city of

Cosenza Cosenza (; Languages of Calabria#Northern Calabrian (Cosentian), Cosentian: ''Cusenza'', ) is a city located in Calabria, Italy. The city centre has a population of approximately 70,000, while the urban area counts more than 200,000 inhabitants. ...

and central to the cultural and economic life of the urban area.

Geography

Rende stretches from the left river of the

Crati The Crati is a river in Calabria, southern Italy. It is the largest river of Calabria and the third largest river of southern Italy after the Volturno and the Sele. In classical antiquity it was known as the Crathis or Crater (Greek: ). Geograph ...

to the mountains called "Serre Cosentine". * Southern borders:

Castrolibero Castrolibero is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Twin towns * Siemiatycze, Poland * Għarb, Malta Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe lo ...

, Marano Marchesato and

Marano Principato Marano Principato ( Calabrian: or ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western ...

. * Northern borders:

Montalto Uffugo Montalto Uffugo ( Calabrian: ) is a city and ''comune'' of the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The original name of the town was Montalto. Uffugo was added to the town's name after the unification period in the 1860 ...

and

San Vincenzo La Costa San Vincenzo La Costa is a town and ''comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). Th ...

. * Western borders:

San Fili San Fili is a village and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Geography The town is bordered by Marano Principato, Montalto Uffugo, Paola, Rende, San Lucido and San Vincenzo La Costa. San Fili is 5 ...

. * Eastern borders:

Castiglione Cosentino Castiglione Cosentino is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Geography Located in the north of the suburban area of Cosenza, Castiglione borders with the municipalities of Rende, Rose, Calabr ...

Rose A rose is either a woody perennial plant, perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred Rose species, species and Garden roses, tens of thousands of cultivar ...

San Pietro in Guarano San Pietro in Guarano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Geography The town is bordered by Castiglione Cosentino, Celico, Lappano, Rende, Rose, Rovito and Zumpano Zumpano was a Can ...

and

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. The municipality counts the hamlets (''

frazioni A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidat ...

'') of

Arcavacata Arcavacata () is an Italian hamlet (''frazione'') of the municipality of Rende in the province of Cosenza, Calabria. Its population is 1,831. History The name Arcavacata comes from an ancient fortress-lookout ''Arce-vocata'' ("arx suited"), which ...

, Commenda,

Quattromiglia Quattromiglia, also known as ''Quattromiglia di Rende'', is an inhabited area of the municipality of Rende in the province of Cosenza, Calabria. With a population of 8,813, it is the most populated district of its municipality. History The origin ...

, Roges, Santo Stefano, Saporito and Surdo. The territory presents mountain areas from west that degrade slowly eastward forming hills, one of which is the historic centre, until the valley of the

. Thanks to large flat areas, it is covered by the modern city. The most important rivers crossing Rende are Crati, Campagnano, Surdo and Emoli. Castello Normanno Rende 1911

History

The

Oenotrians The Oenotrians or Enotrians were an ancient Italic people who inhabited a territory in Southern Italy from Paestum to southern Calabria. By the sixth century BC, the Oenotrians had been absorbed into other Italic tribes. Etymology A likely deri ...

founded here a town named ''Acheruntia'' and, later, Pandosia. However, several inhabitants later moved to a more defendable area, corresponding to the modern ''

frazione A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidat ...

'' of Nogiano, founding (c. 520 BC) the new settlement of ''Aruntia'', later, ''Arintha''. This is mentioned by the ancient Greek historian

Hecataeus of Miletus Hecataeus of Miletus (; ; c. 550 – c. 476 BC), son of Hegesander, was an early Greek historian and geographer. Biography Hailing from a very wealthy family, he lived in Miletus, then under Persian rule in the satrapy of Lydia ...

as a Bruttian town of Oenotrian origins. During Roman times, the town followed the history of the nearby Cosentia. After a long resistance, it was sacked by

Totila Totila, original name Baduila (died 1 July 552), was the penultimate King of the Ostrogoths, reigning from 541 to 552 AD. A skilled military and political leader, Totila reversed the tide of the Gothic War (535–554), Gothic War, recovering b ...

's troops in 547, during the

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. In the 8th-10th centuries, it was sometimes attacked by

Saracen upright 1.5, Late 15th-century German woodcut depicting Saracens ''Saracen'' ( ) was a term used both in Greek and Latin writings between the 5th and 15th centuries to refer to the people who lived in and near what was designated by the Rom ...

troops, until part of the population moved in what is now the territory of

. Later it was controlled by the

Normans The Normans (Norman language, Norman: ''Normaunds''; ; ) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norsemen, Norse Viking settlers and locals of West Francia. The Norse settlements in West Franc ...

and subsequently other southern Italian (sometimes of foreign origin) dynasties. Il comune verrà sorpreso il # dicembre 2024 pe diventare un comune unico

Main sights

* Norman Castle, built in 1095 by

Bohemond I of Antioch Bohemond I of Antioch ( 1054 – 5 or 7 March 1111), also known as Bohemond of Taranto or Bohemond of Hauteville, was the prince of Taranto from 1089 to 1111 and the prince of Antioch from 1098 to 1111. He was a leader of the First Crusade, leadi ...

. *Mother church of Santa Maria Maggiore, built around 12th century but rebuilt several times, the last in the late 18th century *Sanctuary of Maria Santissima di Costantinopoli

Economy

The economy of Rende is mostly based on the

. In comparison to the rest of southern Italy, Rende has quite a strong economy and is therefore in full expansion. While full industrialization has not yet been very successful, in recent times, major companies have established offices in Rende. Among these are the Japanese Digital and Data Innovation company NTT Data, which has a Research and Development office in Rende; and JRS Silvateam Food Ingredients.

Sports

Rende is home to the

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

team Rende Calcio, which competes in the official semi-professional tournament (C2)

Geography

History

Main sights

Economy

Sports

References

Sources

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