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.[3]
Umbriatico | |
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| Comune di Umbriatico | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Umbriatico  | |
  Umbriatico Location of Umbriatico in Italy  Umbriatico Umbriatico (Calabria) | |
| Coordinates: 39°21′N 16°54′E / 39.350°N 16.900°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Crotone (KR) |
| Frazioni | Perticaro |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pietro Grillo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72 km2 (28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 422 m (1,385 ft) |
| Population (2007)[2] | |
| • Total | 930 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 88823 |
| Dialing code | 0962 |
History edit
Umbriatico was founded by the Oenotrians before the arrival of the Greek colonists who founded 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 was the seat of a bishopric, which was abolished as a residential see in 1818 and brought into use as a titular diocese of the Catholic Church in 1969.
The town is now a small agricultural and livestock-breeding centre.
Sources edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ ""The World Gazetteer"". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2007-02-25.
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