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The image below is cut from my grandfather's Registro di Leva. I knew that he was born in Malvito, in fact I have his birth certificate issued by Comune di Malvito in both Copia Autentica and in Estratto form.

The Registro di Leva adds new information of which I was not aware.

1) The mandamento for his place of birth and of residence appears to be "Sansosti". Question: Is this the same San Sosti which is located approximately 7 km north of Malvito?

2) What is the name of the Circondario (frazione)? I get the first letter (C?) and the ending (illari?) but what is the full name?

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San Sosti 87010, Cosenza, Calabria has no "frazione". The listing below ending in illari is unknown to me. sorry =Peter=
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Correction for San Sosti. There are two frazioni FRAVITTA and MACELLARA for San Sosti. Sorry. =Peter=
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There is a Castrovillari (dould it have been written "C.villari"?) about 35 km north of Malvito.

Don't know if that will help...

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I agree with that C Villari Tessa. =Peter=
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The circondario was a regional area composed by several mandamanti and each mandamento is composed by a number of Comuni.

In this case, as already pointed out the circondario is Castrovillari.
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liviomoreno wrote:The circondario was a regional area composed by several mandamanti and each mandamento is composed by a number of Comuni.

In this case, as already pointed out the circondario is Castrovillari.
Now that makes sense! - I was reading it backwards!

I was thinking in terms of Malvito-San Sosti-C'villari when it is actually C'villari-San Sosti-Malvito.

In the several years in which I have been casually researhing my Italian heritage, this is the first time I have encountered the terms Mandamento and Circondario. I am used to locations typically being stated in terms of comune -> frazione and thought this record was organized in the same way.

Thanks for clearing this up, livio!
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Dear Johnnie the nearest equivalent inthe USA is COUNTY. =Peter=
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