Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte
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| Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Province of Reggio Calabria (RC) |
| Area | 32.9 km² (13 sq mi) |
| Population (as of Dec. 2004) | |
| - Total | 4,061 |
| - Density | 123/km² (319/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
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| Gentilic | |
| Dialing code | 0966 |
| Postal code | 89027 |
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 90 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 25 km northeast of Reggio Calabria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,061 and an area of 32.9 km².[1]
Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte borders the following municipalities: Bagnara Calabra, Melicuccà, San Procopio, Scilla, Sinopoli.
Robert Guiscard established a monastery here in the eleventh century. Its first abbot was Robert de Grantmesnil, the exiled abbot of Saint-Evroul-sur-Ouche, who brought with him eleven monks and began a musical tradition at Sant'Eufemia to rival the fame of that of Saint-Evroul.
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