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Gerace
Griko: Geràkion/Gèrakas | |
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| Città di Gerace | |
 Panorama of Gerace | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gerace  | |
  Gerace Location of Gerace in Italy  Gerace Gerace (Calabria) | |
| Coordinates: 38°16′N 16°13′E / 38.267°N 16.217°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Metropolitan city | Reggio Calabria (RC) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giuseppe Pezzimenti |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2012)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,715 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Geracesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 89040 |
| Dialing code | 0964 |
| Website | Official website |
Gerace (Italian pronunciation: [dʒeˈraːtʃe]; Greek: γερακιον, romanized: Gerakion, also known as Hierax)[3] is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria, Calabria, southern Italy. Gerace is located some 10 kilometres (6 mi) inland from Locri, yet the latter town and the sea can be seen from Gerace's perch atop a 500-metre (1,600 ft) vertical rock. The town stands on a hill formed of conglomerates of sea fossils from 60 million years ago. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[4]
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
- ^ "Gerace Pronunciation". www.howtopronounce.com. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ "Calabria" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.