Castelsilano

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Castelsilano
Comune
Comune di Castelsilano
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Castelsilano
Location of Castelsilano in Italy
Coordinates: 39°16′18″N16°46′09″E / 39.27167°N 16.76917°E / 39.27167; 16.76917 Coordinates: 39°16′18″N16°46′09″E / 39.27167°N 16.76917°E / 39.27167; 16.76917
Country Italy
Region Calabria
Province Crotone (KR)
Frazioni none
Government
 • Mayor Francesco Durante
Area
 • Total 39.51 km2 (15.25 sq mi)
Elevation 900 m (3,000 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,034
 • Density 26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Castelsilanesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code88834
Dialing code 0984
Patron saint San Leonardo
Saint day November 6
Website Official website

Castelsilano is a comune and town with a population of 1034 people in the province of Crotone, in Calabria, Italy.

<i>Comune</i> third-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic

The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.

Town settlement that is bigger than a village but smaller than a city

A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages but smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish them vary considerably between different parts of the world.

Province of Crotone Province of Italy

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History

Castelsilano was founded in 1685 when Scipione Rota, Prince of Acherontia, decided on the construction of a fortified structure to rest during his long hunting expeditions and as a place to stay during the summer months. [1] The surrounding area around these fortified houses was built gradually. Called Castrum Casini originally, it became a municipality under the name of Casino on 14 August 1811 by decree of King Joachim Murat.

Joachim Murat Grand Duke of Berg and King of Naples

Joachim-Napoléon Murat was a Marshal of France and Admiral of France under the reign of Napoleon. He was also the 1st Prince Murat, Grand Duke of Berg from 1806 to 1808, and King of Naples from 1808 to 1815. Murat received his titles in part by being Napoleon's brother-in-law through marriage to his younger sister, Caroline Bonaparte, as well as personal merit. He was noted as a daring, brave, and charismatic cavalry officer as well as a flamboyant dresser, for which he was known as "the Dandy King".

In 1916, the town passed from the Province of Cosenza to that of Catanzaro. The name was changed from Casino to Castelsilano in June 1950. [1] Starting in 1994, following the establishment of five new provinces, Castelsilano became part of the province of Crotone.

In 1980, a Libyan MiG-23 jet fighter crashed in the mountains near the town. The event is speculated to be connected to the loss of Itavia Flight 870. [2]

Itavia Flight 870 Aviation accident in Italy, 1980

On 27 June 1980, Itavia Flight 870, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 passenger jet en route from Bologna to Palermo, Italy, crashed into the Tyrrhenian Sea between the islands of Ponza and Ustica, killing all 81 people on board. Known in Italy as the Ustica massacre, the disaster led to numerous investigations, legal actions and accusations, and continues to be a source of controversy, including claims of conspiracy by the Italian government and others. Former Italian President Francesco Cossiga attributed the crash to a missile fired from a French Navy aircraft, despite contrary evidence presented in a 1994 report. On 23 January 2013, Italy's top criminal court ruled that there was "abundantly" clear evidence that the flight was brought down by a missile.

Economy

Castelsilano relies on the production of oil, wine, and citruses and the intense breeding of cattle.

An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is a viscous liquid at ambient temperatures and is both hydrophobic and lipophilic. Oils have a high carbon and hydrogen content and are usually flammable and surface active.

Wine alcoholic drink made from grapes

Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol, carbon dioxide, and heat. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts produce different styles of wine. These variations result from the complex interactions between the biochemical development of the grape, the reactions involved in fermentation, the terroir, and the production process. Many countries enact legal appellations intended to define styles and qualities of wine. These typically restrict the geographical origin and permitted varieties of grapes, as well as other aspects of wine production. Wines not made from grapes include rice wine and fruit wines such as plum, cherry, pomegranate, currant and elderberry.

<i>Citrus</i> genus of fruit-bearing plants (source of fruit such as lemons and oranges)

Citrus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes.

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References

  1. 1 2 Caligiuri, Mario (2001). Guida insolita ai misteri, ai segreti, alle leggende e alle curiosità della Calabria. Rome: Newton & Compton. p. 264. ISBN   8882894185.
  2. ↑ Skaarup, Harold (2008). Canadian MiG Flights. IN, USA: iUniverse. p. 95. ISBN   9780595520718.


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