Umbriatico
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| Umbriatico | |||
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| — Comune — | |||
| Comune di Umbriatico | |||
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| Coordinates: 39°21′N 16°54′E / 39.35°N 16.9°ECoordinates: 39°21′N 16°54′E / 39.35°N 16.9°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Calabria | ||
| Province | Crotone (KR) | ||
| Frazioni | Perticaro | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Vincenzio Chiarello | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 72 km2 (28 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 422 m (1,385 ft) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Total | 930 | ||
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 88823 | ||
| Dialing code | 0962 | ||
Umbriatico is a comune and town in the province of Crotone, in Calabria, southern Italy. As of 2007 Umbriatico had an estimated population of 930.[1]
[edit] History
Umbriatico was founded by the Oenotrians before the arrival of the Greek colonists who founded the nearby Kroton. During the Second Punic War it had a defensive wall, but this did not prevent the Romans from storming it and massacring the population.
During the Middle Ages Umbriatico Cathedral was the seat of a bishopric, the Diocese of Umbriatico, until its abolition in 1818. The town is now a small agricultural and livestock-breeding centre.
[edit] Sources
- ^ ""The World Gazetteer"". http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?men=gpro&des=gamelan&geo=465679692. Retrieved 2007-02-25.
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