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province of Reggio Calabria

Serrata (RC)

Region Calabria, Italy

The little town lies surrounded by plantations of olive trees in a valley near the border with the Vibo Valentia province. The old name was Casale di Borrello, and became an independent municipality in 1809.

Altitude: 286 m a.s.l
Population: ca. 980 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 89020 -- Phone Area Code: 0966
Patron Saint: San Pantaleone celebrated on 27 July

What to see:

  • Many beautiful palaces in the historical center, among them the Renaissance D’Agostino and Cuccomarino, Candida, Gagliardi and Soraci palaces
  • The Palazzotto, where the legend says lived an elf that obliged all the tenants to leave.
  • 3 km from the town, in the area called Montorno, there are the ruins of the ancient Norman settlement of Borrello
  • Different surnames presently recorded

    (the number after the surnames refers to the number of families)
    146 Total different Surnames:
    AFFLITTO 4 * AFLITTO * AIELLO 3 * ALICASTRO 7 * ANDRELLO 5 * BAGNATO * BARBALACE * BARRESI * BARTUCELLI * BERLINGERI * BORGESE * BRANDO 3 * CALA' * CALDARAZZO * CALLA' * CALOGERO * CAMBARERI 2 * CAMPISI 2 * CARACCIOLO 2 * CARBONE * CARNEVALE * CAVALLARIN * CAVALLARO 4 * CERAVOLO * CIARDULLI * CICCARELLI * CIRCOSTA * COMITO * CONDINA 2 * CONDO' * CORREALE * COTRONEA * COTRONEO * CREA * CRUPI * CUCCOMARINO 2 * D'AGOSTINO * DE ANGELIS * DE FRANCO * DE GIGLIO 7 * DE MARCO 3 * DELLA CAVA * DELLE STELLE * DEODATO * DI GIGLIO * FASAMARO * FASANARO * FEMIA 2 * FIERAMOSCA * FIGLIUCCI * FIUMARA 13 * FOGLIA * FRANZE' * FRANZONE 4 * FURCI * FURFARO 3 * GAGLIARDI 4 * GALLIZZI 2 * GALLUCCI * GAMBARDELLA * GANINO 6 * GATTO 3 * GAUDINO * GIGLIO * GIORDANO 6 * GOLOTTA * GRANDE * GRILLO 3 * GULLI' 2 * INZITARI * IOGHA' 5 * LA ROCCA * LA TORRE * LAMANNA 3 * LAMARI * LAROCCA * LISOTTO * LOIACONO * LOVERSO * LUCA * LUCENTE * MACEDONIO * MACRI 3 * MACRI' * MALVASO 3 * MAMONE 2 * MARASCO * MARI * MASSO 2 * MAZZEO * MAZZITELLI 4 * MAZZONE * MERCURI 3 * MICOLACI * MONEA * MONTORRO 10 * MORANO * MORFEA 3 * MORICCA 4 * MORRONE 4 * NASSO * NERI * NOVEMBRE 6 * OZZIMO 2 * PALMISANO * PICCOLO * PIGNATARO * PILE' 2 * PRESTIA * PRIMERANO 3 * PRINCIPATO 2 * PRINZI 3 * PRONESTI' * RACHELE * RAGONESE 4 * RAGUSEO 3 * RASO 3 * RIOLO * ROCCA * SACCA' 2 * SALVO * SCARANO * SCARFO' * SCARMATO * SCARNATO * SCHIAVELLO * SGRO' 2 * SIBIO * SICARI 5 * SILIPO * SIMONELLI 2 * SOFI 2 * SOFRA' 6 * SORRENTI * SPAGNOLO 2 * SPANO' * STILO * SUFRA' * TERRIZZI * TOLOMEO * TRIMBOLI * TRIPODI 2 * TROIA * TRUNGADI 4 * VASTA * VIGLIAROLO 3 * VINCI 5
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