Podargoni
Podàrghoni (Greek) | |
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 Districts and neighborhoods of Reggio | |
Location of Podargoni  | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Reggio Calabria (RC) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Podargoni (Italian pronunciation: [poˈdarɡoni]; Calabrian Greek: Podàrghoni) is a fraction in the Reggio Calabria, in the southern Italian region of Calabria. Together with Ortì and Terreti it forms the 11th district of the municipality of Reggio Calabria. It is a small town close to the Aspromonte mountains, and is 500 metres (1,600 ft) above sea level, at the foot of Mount Marrapà and on the left bank of the river Gallico. The town is inhabited by the Griko people who formerly spoke their ancestral Calabrian Greek dialect.[1][2]
- ^ Touring club italiano (1980). Basilicata Calabria. Touring Editore. p. 652. ISBN 978-88-365-0021-5.
Podàrgoni m 580, ove si conserva un tipo etnico greco inalterato;(translated; Podargoni 580 m, where it has preserved an unaltered ethnic Greek character)
- ^ Touring club italiano (1937). Puglia, Lucania, Calabria. Touring Club Italiano. p. 232. OCLC 3438860.
Podàrgoni è un grazioso paesetto lungo la strada da Reggio a Cambàrie e ai piani d'Aspromonte, i cui abitanti conservano il tipo etnico greco abbastanza puro. (translation: Podargoni is a charming little village on the road from Reggio to Cambàrie and plans Aspromonte, whose inhabitants retain their ethnic greek pure enough.)