Polia (
Calabrian: ; ) is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Vibo Valentia
The province of Vibo Valentia ( it, provincia di Vibo Valentia; Vibonese: ) is a province in the Calabria region of southern Italy, set up by a national law of 6 March 1992 which came into effect on 1 January 1996, and formerly part of the Provin ...
in the
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
region of
Calabria
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. It is located about southwest of
Catanzaro
Catanzaro (, or ; scn, label= Catanzarese, Catanzaru ; , or , ''Katastaríoi Lokrói''; ; la, Catacium), also known as the "City of the two Seas", is an Italian city of 86,183 inhabitants (2020), the capital of the Calabria region and of its p ...
and about northeast of
Vibo Valentia
Vibo Valentia (; Monteleone before 1861; Monteleone di Calabria from 1861 to 1928; scn, label= Calabrian, Vibbu Valenzia or ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Calabria region of southern Italy, near the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the ca ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,224 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
The Italian National Institute of Statistics ( it, Istituto nazionale di statistica; Istat) is the main producer of official statistics in Italy. Its activities include the census of population, economic censuses and a number of social, economic ...
.
Polia's origins date back to 5th, 8th centuries BC when Greek pioneers coming from the
Gulf of Squillace
The Gulf of Squillace ( it, Golfo di Squillace; Latin: Scylleticus Sinus or Scyllaceus Sinus; Greek: ) is a body of water, an inlet of the Ionian Sea along the Calabrian coast of Italy.
The gulf is part of the Ionian Sea and makes up part of the e ...
, located on the east coast of
Calabria
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facing the
Ionian Sea
The Ionian Sea ( el, Ιόνιο Πέλαγος, ''Iónio Pélagos'' ; it, Mar Ionio ; al, Deti Jon ) is an elongated bay of the Mediterranean Sea. It is connected to the Adriatic Sea to the north, and is bounded by Southern Italy, including C ...
, decided to settle on a valley today known as Jammene (from ) thus permitting to ease goods traffic between
Greece
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and
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
through the
Apennine Mountains
The Apennines or Apennine Mountains (; grc-gre, links=no, Ἀπέννινα ὄρη or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; la, Appenninus or – a singular with plural meaning;''Apenninus'' (Greek or ) has the form of an adjective, which wou ...
.
Polia borders the following municipalities:
Cenadi,
Cortale
Cortale ( Calabrian: ; ) is a and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy.
Twin towns — sister cities
Cortale is twinned with:
* Erba, Lombardy, Italy
* Ponte Lambro
Ponte Lambro ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune' ...
,
Filadelfia
Filadelfia () is the capital of Boquerón Department in the Gran Chaco of western Paraguay. It is the centre of the Fernheim Colony. It is about a 5-hour drive from the capital of Asunción. With a population of about 20,000, it is the largest t ...
,
Francavilla Angitola
Francavilla Angitola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about northeast of Vibo Valentia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,093 a ...
,
Jacurso,
Maierato
Maierato is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about northeast of Vibo Valentia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,305 and an area o ...
,
Monterosso Calabro
Monterosso Calabro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region of Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about northeast of Vibo Valentia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,927 ...
and
San Vito sullo Ionio
San Vito sullo lonio is a ''comune'' and town in the province of Catanzaro located in the valley in Calabria region of Italy.
The patron saint of San Vito is St. Vitus
Vitus (), whose name is sometimes rendered Guy or Guido, was a Christian m ...
.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
* http://www.comune.polia.vv.it
Documento Ufficiale Beni Culturali Provincia di Vibo Valentia
Cities and towns in Calabria
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