Tremoli is a village in the Comune of Papasidero, in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, and is home to 70 inhabitants.[1]

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Located 350m above sea level, Tremoli is situated in the southern Apennine mountains on the Orsomarso massif within the Valle del Fiume Lao nature reserve,[2] in the Pollino National Park. The village sits on the west bank of the river Lao and is home to the Church of San Michele Arcangelo.[3]

The earliest known mention of Tremoli is the donation of the Byzantine cenobium of St. San Nicola (in Tremoli, since lost) to the La Trinità della Cava dated at the end of the 11th or early years of the 12th century. The record of which is kept in the Biblioteca statale del Monumento Nazionale Badia di Cava.[4][5]

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  1. ^ "The village of Tremoli, municipality of Papasidero (CS) Calabria". italia.indettaglio.it. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  2. ^ "Riserva naturale Valle del Fiume Lao", Wikipedia (in Italian), 2020-05-02, retrieved 2020-12-29
  3. ^ "Le CHIESE delle Diocesi ITALIANE Chiesa San Michele Arcangelo - Tremoli - Papasidero - San Marco Argentano - Scalea - elenco censimento chiese". www.chieseitaliane.chiesacattolica.it. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  4. ^ Musolino, Giovanni (2002). Santi eremiti italogreci: grotte e chiese rupestri in Calabria (in Italian). Rubbettino Editore. ISBN 978-88-498-0241-2.
  5. ^ Visentin, Barbara. (2012). Fondazioni cavensi nell'Italia meridionale : (secoli XI - XV). Salerno: Laveglia et Carlone. ISBN 978-88-86854-81-8. OCLC 888863242.

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