Tropea
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 Tropea
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| Coordinates: 38°40′45″N 15°53′55″E / 38.67917°N 15.89861°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Calabria | ||
| Province | Vibo Valentia (VV) | ||
| Frazioni | Marina | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Francesco Mario Sammarco (since April 4, 2005) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Total | 6,851 | ||
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Tropeani (dialectal: Trupiani) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 89861 | ||
| Dialing code | 0963 | ||
| Patron saint | St. Madonna of Romania | ||
| Saint day | March 27 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
- Tropea is also a village in the prefecture of Arcadia in Greece, see by the alternative name of Tropaia
Tropea (Greek: Tropaea, Trophea) is a municipality located within the province of Vibo Valentia, in Calabria (southern Italy).
The town is a famous bathing place, situated on a reef, in the gulf of St. Euphemia connected with the mainland by a narrow strip in the Tyrrhenian Sea, toward the south with respect to Vibo Valentia and northward with respect to Ricadi and Capo Vaticano.
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[edit] Main sights
- Franciscan monastery
- 12th century Norman cathedral
- Tropea Castle -destroyed in 1876
[edit] Notable people
It is the birthplace of :
- the philosopher Pasquale Galluppi
- actor Raf Vallone
- American mobster Albert Anastasia
- disco DJ DJ Steve aka Pasquale
[edit] Tropea onions
Many villages around Tropea produce a particular quality of red onion. In Italy these onions are so famous that cipolla di Tropea ("Tropea onion" or "Tropea's onion") has become an Italian synonym for all red onions.
One of the gelaterias in town, Tonino in the Corso, even makes a red onion ice cream (as well as others based on squid ink and nduja, the local spicy salami).
[edit] Sources and external links
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tropea |
- Pro Loco Tropea - Turistic Association & IAT point (Touristic's Information & Assistance)
- Museo Antichi Mestieri
- Brief History of Tropea
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