Serra San Bruno is a
comune (municipality) in the
Province of Vibo Valentia in the
Italian region
Calabria, located about 40 km southwest of
Catanzaro and about 25 km southeast of
Vibo Valentia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,966 and an area of 39.6 km².All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute
Istat.
Close by is the famous
Carthusian monastery, Serra San Bruno Charterhouse (
Certosa di San Stefano di Serra San Bruno), around which the town grew up. The town is named after
Saint Bruno of Cologne, who founded the
Carthusian Order in 1053 and the
Grande Chartreuse, mother house of the Carthusians, near
Grenoble, in
France. He built the charterhouse of Serra San Bruno in 1095, and died here in 1101.
The municipality of Serra San Bruno contains the
frazione (subdivision) Ninfo.
Serra San Bruno borders the following municipalities:
Arena,
Gerocarne,
Mongiana,
Spadola,
Brognaturo,
Simbario,
Stilo.
Demographic evolution
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