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List Of Municipalities Of Calabria ...
The following is a list of municipalities ('' comuni'') in Calabria, Italy. There are 404 municipalities in Calabria (as of January 2019): * 80 in the Province of Catanzaro * 150 in the Province of Cosenza * 27 in the Province of Crotone * 97 in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria * 50 in the Province of Vibo Valentia List References {{Communes of Italy Geography of Calabria Calabria , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demographics1_title2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calabria In Italy
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Africo
Africo ( Calabrian: ; ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Reggio Calabria, in the Southern Italian region of Calabria located from Reggio Calabria. Africo consists of two main centers. The first, Africo Vecchio (Old Africo), is located some in the mainland at the feet of the Aspromonte. The old town was destroyed by disastrous floods and landslides in October 1951 and abandoned. The second, Africo Nuovo (New Africo), was reconstructed around away, on the Ionian coast near Bianco. The remnants of the old town are situated in the Aspromonte National Park.Ricerche Storiche Africo.net (''Retrieved January 17, 2010'') History The origin of the name is unclear. According to some scholars, the name may have derived from the Latin name ' (airy and sunny) which is from the Greek '. Others believe it comes f ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amato
Amato ( Calabrian: ; ) is an Arbëreshë ''comune'' and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy. History Amato is one of the oldest towns in Calabria. It is mentioned by the Greek philosopher Aristotle and by the Roman Pliny the Elder in one of his books. He calls it "Sinus Lametinus" (Lametino Harbour). It appears that the people of Amato originated from the ancient city of Lametia, on the promontory of the Gulf of Saint Euphemia, near the mouth of the Amato River. It was one of the most thriving cities of ancient Bruttium. It was destroyed during the late age of the Western Roman Empire, the inhabitants taking shelter in the nearby Nicastro Nicastro (, ''new castle'') is a small town in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Since 1968 it constitutes, together with Sambiase and Sant'Eufemia Lamezia, the city of Lamezia Terme. Geography It is situa .... A settlement is mentioned again only starting from the 12th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amaroni
Amaroni ( Calabrian: ; el, Amaronoi, script=Latn) is a town and in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Twin towns * Risch-Rotkreuz Risch is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland. It is also promoted as Risch-Rotkreuz. Four villages (Rotkreuz, Risch, Buonas and Holzhäusern) belong to the municipality ''Risch''. On 24 November 2007 it was decided to promote th ..., Switzerland Cities and towns in Calabria {{Calabria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amantea
Amantea ( Calabrian: ; ) is a town, former bishopric, ''comune'' (municipality) and Latin Catholic titular see in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is the twentieth municipality in the region by population, while for population density it is ranked twenty-fourth place. It is a tourist centre on the southern Tyrrhenian Sea coast. History Amantea appears as a centre of its own in the 7th century, although traces of human presence from pre-historical times onwards have been found in the area. In 839 the Arabs captured it, being ousted by the Byzantines in 889. Later it was under Norman domination. In 1269 the Amanteani rebelled against the Angevines in the name of Conradin of Hohenstaufen, but were besieged by the French and defeated. In 1638, an earthquake destroyed the town. The town is mostly known for the long resistance of its inhabitants against the French troops under Joseph Bonaparte who, in 1806–1807, attempted to conquer its castle. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altomonte
Altomonte is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. People * Vincenzo Di Benedetto Vincenzo Di Benedetto (12 January 1934 – 19 or 20 July 2013) was an Italian classical philologist. Life Born to the tailor Saverio Di Benedetto and his wife Maria Gaetana (née Santoro) he grew up in Saracena ( Calabria) and acquired a sou ..., classical philologist Twin towns * Vigarano Mainarda, Italy References Cities and towns in Calabria {{Calabria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altilia
Altilia ( Calabrian: ) is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The comune includes the frazione of ''Maione''. See also * Savuto river The Savuto is a river and valley in Calabria, Southern Italy, that lies at the intersection of the provinces of Cosenza and Catanzaro. It is also the name of a DOC wine produced in the region. The river's source is in La Sila and it empties in ... References External linksTown photo Cities and towns in Calabria {{Calabria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandria Del Carretto
Alessandria del Carretto is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of Italy. Its territory is included in the Pollino National Park Pollino National Park (Italian: ''Parco Nazionale del Pollino'') is an Italian national park in the southern peninsula, in the provinces of Cosenza, Matera and Potenza. Its named from the homonymous mountain massif Pollino. The park is home .... The documentary movie "I Dimenticati" Wikipedia in Italian by Vittorio de Seta was partly filmed in this town. The movie '' Le quattro volte'' was filmed in this town. References Cities and towns in Calabria {{Calabria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albidona
Albidona ( Albidonese: ) is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is located between the Ionian Sea and the mountains of Pollino National Park, at 11 km from the sea and 18 km from the mountains. History Ancient historians Lycophron and Strabo report that Albidona was founded on the ruins of Leutarnia, an old and large city of Greater Greece by the fortune-teller Calchas, returning from the Trojan War. The oldest historical information about Albidona dates actually from around the year 1000. Main sights * Albidona's Tower: is an old tower built in the 16th century by Don Pedro Álvarez de Toledo to defend the Ionian coastlines by the Saracens. It is placed on a marine hill and is called also ''Tower of Monks'' because the tower was owned to the monks in the 17th century. Today it is owned to a private family. * Mostarico: is a mountain high 743 m, that has a beautiful landscape towards the Gulf of Taranto and Plai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Catanzaro
The province of Catanzaro ( it, provincia di Catanzaro; Catanzarese: ) is a province of the Calabria region of Italy. The city Catanzaro is both capital of the province and capital of the region of Calabria. The province contains a total of 80 municipalities (''comuni''). Its provincial president is Sergio Abramo. It contains the Isthmus of Catanzaro between Sant'Eufemia and the Gulf of Squillace. It borders the provinces of Crotone (formed from it in 1996), Cosenza, Reggio Calabria, and Vibo Valentia, and it also borders the Ionian and Tyrrhenian seas to the east and west, respectively. History After the last ice age, stone age hunter-gatherers lived in this area. By about 3,500 BC they had turned to farming and started settling in villages. In the ninth and eighth centuries BC, Greeks began colonising the coastal regions of Calabria, calling the area Magna Graecia. They brought with them their Hellenic civilization and the olives, figs and vines that are cultivated in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albi
Albi (; oc, Albi ) is a commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn department, on the river Tarn, 85 km northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants are called ''Albigensians'' (french: Albigeois, Albigeoise(s), oc, albigés -esa(s)). It is the seat of the Archbishop of Albi. The episcopal city, around the Cathedral Sainte-Cécile, was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 2010 for its unique architecture. The site includes the Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, dedicated to the artist who was born in Albi. Administration Albi is the seat of four cantons, covering 16 communes, with a total population of 72,416 (2019). History The first human settlement in Albi was in the Bronze Age (3000–600 BC). After the Roman conquest of Gaul in 51 BC, the town became ''Civitas Albigensium'', the territory of the Albigeois, ''Albiga''. Archaeological digs have not revealed any traces of Roman buildings, which seems to indicate that Albi was a modest Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aieta
Aieta is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The name of the town comes from the Greek term ''aetòs'', αετός, meaning "eagle". The town is located within the Pollino National Park Pollino National Park (Italian: ''Parco Nazionale del Pollino'') is an Italian national park in the southern peninsula, in the provinces of Cosenza, Matera and Potenza. Its named from the homonymous mountain massif Pollino. The park is home ..., and its historical center is at 524 metres of altitude. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). References Cities and towns in Calabria Borghi più belli d'Italia {{Calabria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
