Isola di Capo Rizzuto

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Isola di Capo Rizzuto
Comune
Comune di Isola di Capo Rizzuto
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Palazzo Barracco, the town hall
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Isola di Capo Rizzuto
Isola di Capo Rizzuto (Calabria)
Coordinates: 38°57′32″N17°05′44″E / 38.95889°N 17.09556°E / 38.95889; 17.09556
Country Italy
Region Calabria
Province Crotone (KR)
Frazioni Campolongo, Capo Rizzuto, Le Castella, Sant'Anna, Le Cannella, Marinella
Government
 • Mayor(commissar)
Area
[1]
 • Total125 km2 (48 sq mi)
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 (February 28, 2007) [2]
 • Total14,839
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Demonym Isolitani
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
88841
Dialing code 0962
Patron saintMadonna Greca
Website Official website

Isola di Capo Rizzuto is a comune (municipality) in the province of Crotone, Calabria, Italy. The population of the town is around 15,000.

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Overview

Despite the name Isola (island), the town is entirely on the mainland. There are several theories about the name, which may derive from Greek mythology or may be a corruption of a Greek word. Geographically the seaside district of the town of Capo Rizzuto is a peninsula. Elsewhere the main historical attraction, the powerful 16th-century fortification in the district of Le Castella, stands on a piece of land connected to the mainland by a narrow causeway.

In 1977 the archaeologist Domenico Marino discovered and excavated a site on the Capo Piccolo promontory with important Early Bronze Age II and Middle Bronze Age I-II artifacts of Minoan origin, demonstrating early trade contact between the eastern Mediterranean and Italy. The finds are on display in the National Archaeological Museum in nearby Crotone.

The town forms part of the Marine Protected Area Capo Rizzuto.

The Sant'Anna Cara immigrant centre holds 1,500 people at a time. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ↑ BBC 15 May 2017 Mafia controlled Italy migrant centre, say police


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