Soverato
Soverato | |
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| Comune di Soverato | |
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Location of Soverato  | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Catanzaro (CZ) |
| Frazioni | Soverato Superiore |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Salvatore Mottola D'Amato (commissario prefettizio) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.7 km2 (3.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2013)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,143 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Soveratesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 88068 |
| Dialing code | 0967 |
| Website | Official website |
Soverato is a town and comune in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Southern Italy.
Geography
Soverato sits on the Ionian Sea, in the Gulf of Squillace. Nearby there is a string of villages along the white beaches of the gulf like Montepaone, Davoli and Isca Marina.
The Giardino Botanico Santicelli botanic gardens were built on a former waste site in 1980. The town is bordered by Montepaone, Petrizzi and Satriano. Soverato can be reached via the Lamezia Terme International Airport within a 35- to 40-minute drive.
Notable people
- Guido Daniele (hand and body artist)
- Elisabetta Gregoraci (model and TV personality)
- Vincenzo Guarna (prose writer)
Photogallery
Modern buildings
Notes and references
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
External links
Media related to Soverato at Wikimedia Commons
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