Martirano is a village and ''
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 ...
'' of the
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 ...
in the
Calabria
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region of
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
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History
Local historians believe that Martirano was built on the ruins of Mamertum, a city of the Roman Empire.
Martirano, also known as Marturano, was
seat of a bishop until 1818 when it became a titular bishopric.
Henry of Germany, eldest son of the Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick II, died in Martirano in 1242.
See also
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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 ...
Notes and references
Cities and towns in Calabria
Catholic titular sees
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