Rende

Rende is a comune (municipality) in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy, home to the headquarters of the University of Calabria. It has a population of about 36,000. 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 and central to the cultural and economic life of the urban area.

Rende is a comune (municipality) in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy, home to the headquarters of the University of Calabria. It has a population of about 36,000. 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 and central to the cultural and economic life of the urban area. ==History== The Oenotrians founded here a town named Acheruntia and, later, Pandosia. However, several inhabitants later moved to a more defendable area, corresponding to the modern frazione of Nogiano, founding (c. 520 BC) the new settlement of Aruntia, later, Arintha. This is mentioned by the ancient Greek historian Hecataeus of Miletus 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's troops in 547, during the Gothic Wars. In the 8th-10th centuries, it was sometimes attacked by Saracen troops, until part of the population moved in what is now the territory of Castiglione Cosentino. Later it was controlled by the Normans and subsequently other southern Italian (sometimes of foreign origin) dynasties. ==Main sights== Norman Castle, built in 1095 by Bohemond I of Antioch. Mother church of Santa Maria Maggiore, built around 12th century but rebuilt several times, the last in the late 18th century Sanctuary of Our Lady of Costantinopoli. Church of Saint Michael, “del ritiro” Church of Our Lady of the Rosary Civic Museum of Zagarese’s Palace. Church of Saint Francis and Our Lady of Grace. Church of Our Lady of Consolation, in Arcavacata. Other important palace and little churches in the historical center. ==Municipal government== Rende is headed by a mayor ( ) assisted by a legislative body, the , and an executive body, the . Since 1994 the mayor and members of the are directly elected together by resident citizens, while from 1946 to 1993 the mayor was chosen by the legislative body. The is chaired by the mayor, who appoints others members, called . The offices of the are housed in a building usually called the or . Since 1993, the mayor of Rende is directly elected by citizens, originally every four, then every five years. ==Gallery== ==References== == Sources== Alternate 1990 2nd edition ==External links== Official website

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