Province of Crotone

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Province of Crotone
Palazzo della Provincia, Crotone (1).jpg
The provincial seat
Flag of the Province of Crotone.svg
Provincia di Crotone-Stemma.svg
Crotone in Italy.svg
Map highlighting the location of the province of Crotone in Italy
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Calabria
Capital(s) Crotone
Comuni 27
Government
  President Ugo Pugliese
Area
  Total1,717 km2 (663 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2019)
  Total174,890
  Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
GDP
[1]
  Total€2.733 billion (2015)
  Per capita€15,660 (2015)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
88900; 888xx
Telephone prefix0962, 0984
Vehicle registration KR
ISTAT 101
Website Official website

The province of Crotone (Italian : provincia di Crotone) is a province in the Calabria region of Italy. It was formed in 1992 out of a section of the province of Catanzaro. The provincial capital is the city of Crotone. It borders the provinces of Cosenza, Catanzaro, and also the Ionian Sea. It contains the mountain Pizzuta, the National Park of the Sila, Montagnella Park, and the Giglietto Valley. [2] Crotone was founded in 710 BCE. It participated in the Second Punic War against the Roman Republic.

Contents

The province contains 27 comuni (sg.: comune ), listed at comuni of the province of Crotone. [3]

History

The area around Capo Colonna, the easternmost point of the province, revealed numerous archaeological remains of Stone Age settlements, with large quantities of Neolithic pottery being found. [4] The Greeks settled on the coasts of Calabria during the 8th and 7th centuries BC, and the city of Crotone was founded, under the name of Kroton, by Greek Achaeans in around 710 BC. It grew to become a town of 50,000 to 80,000 inhabitants around 500 BC. [5] The wrestler Milo of Croton was born in Crotone during the sixth century BC and the town had a great reputation for prowess in athletics having produced many Olympic champions. Pythagoras moved to Croton in around 530 BC, and a medical school was also based in the region at around this time. It flourished as an important port and conquered the city Sybaris under the command of Milo. Pyrrhus of Epirus then controlled the city until it fell under Roman Republic rule. The city Crotone participated in the Second Punic War, in which, it rebelled and fought against its Roman Republic rulers. [6]

The province of Crotone was formed in 1992 from land that had previously been part of the province of Catanzaro. [6]

Geography

The province of Crotone is one of the five provinces in the region of Calabria in southern Italy. To the northwest lies the Province of Cosenza and to the southwest lies the Province of Catanzaro. To the south and east, the province has a coastline on the Gulf of Taranto, part of the Mediterranean Sea. [7]

The northwesterly part of Crotone forms part of the high plateau of La Sila and includes part of the Sila National Park, a rugged wilderness area which has open heathland, and forests of pine, oak, beech and fir. [8] In the upland areas chestnuts and olives are grown, and most of the province is a lowland agricultural area with orchards of citrus fruits and vineyards. The rivers are short and many dry up in summer. [7]

Government

PresidentTerm startTerm end Party
Carmine Talarico7 May 199512 June 2004 PDS/DS
Sergio Iritale13 June 200421 June 2009 DS
Stanislao Francesco Zurlo22 June 200912 October 2014 PdL
Peppino Vallone 13 October 20149 January 2017 PD
Nicodemo Parrilla10 January 20179 January 2018 Ind.
Armando Foresta [9] 10 January 201819 April 2018 Ind.
Ugo Pugliese 19 April 20184 December 2019 UDC

Tourism

Crotone has a long history and many interesting features. The cathedral originates from the 9th to 11th centuries AD but has seen many changes to its architecture over the years. The 16th century castle of Charles V houses the local museum, but an older castle is located on an island just offshore and can only be approached by foot. Near the town are the remains of the Greek temple of Hera Lacinia, at one time the most important temple in Magna Graecia. [10] [ self-published source? ]

The historic town of Santa Severina dates back to the ninth century BC when the Enotri, an ancient Italian tribe, inhabited the region. It later became an important Byzantine trading centre. It is built on the top of a steep-sided hill with the castle on the summit. The castle is one of the best-preserved Norman structures in the region and now houses the Archaeological Museum of Castles and Fortifications in Calabria. In the main square stands the Cathedral of Saint Anastasia, which dates back to 1274, and nearby is the Baptistry, a fine example of Byzantine architecture from the seventh to ninth centuries, and probably the oldest such structure in Calabria. On the other side of the castle stands the eleventh century Church of Santo Filomena, another fine Byzantine edifice. [11] [ self-published source? ]

Pallagorio is another ancient town. The "Cave of St. Maurice" was occupied in Neolithic times, Greek colonists settled here in around the seventh century BC, and Roman colonists did likewise several centuries later, and traces of their villas remain near the river. In medieval times, the village situated here came to be known as "San Giovanni in Palagorio". It now has many interesting churches and chapels. [12]

Umbriatico was founded by the Oenotrians before Greek colonists arrived in this district and founded nearby Kroton. It is situated on a rocky hill and accessible via a bridge over the river. During the Second Punic War it had a defensive wall, but this did not prevent the Romans from storming it and massacring the citizens. The Cathedral of San Donato has a crypt which was originally a Greek temple, with Doric columns. [13]

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