San Donato di Ninea () is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

In 1602 the Spanish King Philip III, invested it as a dukedom to the Sanseverino dynasty, founded by the Princes of Bisignano and Princes of Salerno.

Twin towns Montesano Salentino, Italy Fiorano Modenese, Italy

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