Montauro

Montauro
Comune
Comune di Montauro
Coat of arms
Location of Montauro
Montauro Location of Montauro in Italy Montauro Montauro (Calabria)
Coordinates: 38°45′N 16°31′E
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Province	Catanzaro (CZ)
Frazioni	Montauro Scalo
Government
• Mayor	Commissioner from Catanzaro Regional Office
Area
• Total	11.54 km2 (4.46 sq mi)
Elevation	391 m (1,283 ft)
Population  (March 2017)
• Total	1,593
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Demonym	Montaurese
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	88060
Dialing code	0967
Patron saint	San Pantaleone
Saint day	27 July, 5 February
Website	Official website

Montauro (Calabrian: Mentràvu) is a comune and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy. The municipalities of Gasperina, Montepaone, Palermiti, Squillace, Stalettì are nearby. Agricultural center of the Ionian coast of the greenhouses, in foothills sloping towards the Gulf of Squillace, North of the mouth of the river Soverato. Built before the year 1000, the village had name from the mountain on which it stands, felt with gold. In 1101 by Count Roger was given in fief to the carthusians of Serra San Bruno. Severely damaged by the earthquake of 1783, in 1846 he suffered other damage due to an exceptional flood. The parish church incorporates remains of medieval fortifications with its external structures; in the Interior, which currently occurs in the appearance given to him in the 17th century, wooden ceiling and choir ' 600, sumptuous altar in polychrome marble and bronze sculptures (of the Redeemer and the Apostles) and marble (Saints Peter and Paul) of 600-700 's. Near the village there are the ruins of the monastery of San Domenico, of Norman Foundation and destroyed by an earthquake in 1783.

Photo By Luca Mercurio

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  Montauro in Piazza