page_title: Cosenza
section_title: Modern age
hierarchical_section_title: Cosenza / History / Modern age
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Dom von Cosenza (CS), Italien
context_page_description: Cosenza is a city in Calabria, Italy. The city centre has a population of approximately 70,000, while the urban area counts around 200,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Province of Cosenza. The demonym of Cosenza in English is Cosentian.
  The ancient town is the seat of the Cosentian Academy, one of the oldest academies of philosophical and literary studies in Italy and Europe. To this day, the city remains a cultural hub, with museums, theatres, libraries, and the University of Calabria.
context_section_description: From 1806 to 1815 Cosenza fought hard against French domination. Cruel suppressions characterised that period and in 1813 the town, a cradle of the Carbonari secret societies, saw many rebels executed. The local riots of 1821 and 1837 heralded the Risorgimento. They were followed by the uprising of 15 March 1844, which reached its climax with the “noble folly” of the Bandiera Brothers, who were executed together with some of their followers in the Vallone di Rovito in Cosenza. In 1860, some months after the rapid and overwhelmingly heroic deeds of Garibaldi's troops, a plebiscite proclaimed the annexation of Calabria to the new Kingdom of Italy.
caption: Façade of the Cathedral
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