University of Calabria

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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, Pietro Bucci and Paolo Sylos Labini. It currently has about 35,000 students, 800 teaching and research staff and about 700 administrative staff. ()

Local name: Università della Calabria Established: 1972 (52 years ago)Coordinates: 39°21'42"N, 16°13'33"E

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University of Calabria – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: San Francesco di Paola Bridge, Rende, Duomo, Orto Botanico dell'Università della Calabria.

4.4 miS
Bridge
San Francesco di Paola Bridge, Cosenza
114 min walk • San Francesco di Paola Bridge, also known as Calatrava Bridge is a road bridge in Cosenza, Italy inaugurated on 25 January 2018 ad designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.
1.1 miSE
Town
Rende
29 min walk • Rende is a city and comune in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, southern Italy, home to the headquarters of the University of Calabria.
5.3 miS
39°17'20"N • 16°15'37"E
Duomo, Cosenza
137 min walk • Church
4.8 miS
Botanical garden
Orto Botanico dell'Università della Calabria, Cosenza
123 min walk • The Orto Botanico dell'Università della Calabria is a botanical garden operated by the University of Calabria. It is located at I-87030 Via Pietro Bucci, Arcavacata di Rende, Province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy.
5.5 miS
39°17'13"N • 16°15'39"E
Museo del Fumetto, Cosenza
140 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
5.5 miS
39°17'11"N • 16°15'27"E
Castello Svevo, Cosenza
140 min walk • Forts and castles
5.3 miS
39°17'23"N • 16°15'30"E
Chiesa San Francesco d'Assisi, Cosenza
135 min walk • Church
5.4 miSE
39°17'22"N • 16°15'50"E
Museo dei Brettii e degli Enotri, Cosenza
138 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
5.5 miS
Library
Public Library, Cosenza
140 min walk • The Cosenza Civic Library is located in the historic center of the city of Cosenza, 266 meters above sea level in Piazza XV Marzo, and is closely linked to the historic Accademia Cosentina, which established it in 1871.
4.8 miSE
39°17'54"N • 16°15'38"E
Ponte Calatrava, Cosenza
122 min walk • Bridge
3.9 miN
City
Montalto Uffugo
101 min walk • Montalto Uffugo 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 1860s. It was the childhood home of composer Ruggero Leoncavallo. His opera Pagliacci takes place in Montalto.