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Catanzaro
Catanzaru (Sicilian) | |
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| Comune di Catanzaro | |
 Panorama of Catanzaro, Top left: Panorama view of Crotone Street and Ionian Sea at Catanzaro Lido, Top right: Statue of Bernardino Grimaldi in Margheria Park (Villa Margheria), Bottom upper left: Cavatore Fountain in Matteotti Square (Piazza Matteotti), Bottom lower left: Filippos Avenue (Viale de Filippis), Bottom right: Night view of Morandi Viaduct Bridge | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Catanzaro  | |
  Catanzaro Location of Catanzaro in Calabria  Catanzaro Catanzaro (Calabria) | |
| Coordinates: 38°54′N 16°36′E / 38.900°N 16.600°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Catanzaro (CZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nicola Fiorita (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 102.3 km2 (39.5 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 342 m (1,122 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 86,186 |
| • Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Catanzaresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 88100 |
| Dialing code | 0961 |
| Patron saint | St. Vitalian of Capua and St. Agatius (co-patron) |
| Saint day | July 16 |
| Website | Official website |
Catanzaro (US: /ˌkætænˈzæroʊ, -ntˈsær-/;[3][4][5] Italian: [katanˈdzaːro] or [katanˈtsaːro]; Catanzarese: Catanzaru [katanˈtsaːɾʊ]),[6][a] also known as the "City of the two Seas" (Italian: Città tra i due Mari), is an Italian city of 86,183 inhabitants (2020), the capital of the Calabria region and of its province and the second most populated comune of the region, behind Reggio Calabria.
The archbishop's seat was the capital of the province of Calabria Ultra for over 200 years. It houses the "Magna Græcia" University, the second-largest university in Calabria.
Catanzaro is an urban centre, with much activity, including some coastal towns, such as Sellia Marina and Soverato, and the municipalities of Silas, with a total of 156,196 inhabitants. Catanzaro is being consolidated to form a greater metropolitan area, by the Region of Calabria, and in connection with the town of Lamezia Terme, comprising 10 municipalities. This will lead to the creation of an integrated area involving over 200,000 inhabitants.
During the summer months, the Ionian coast from Catanzaro to Soverato is an important tourist attraction, especially for the youth, and is in the presence of several important structures located in the coastal districts of the city and the towns of Copanello and Soverato.
Catanzaro is also known as the city of the three V's, referring to the three distinct features of the city, namely Saint Vitalian, the patron saint; velvet, because the city has been an important silk centre since Byzantine times; and wind (vento in Italian), because of the strong breezes from the Ionian Sea and La Sila.
"VVV" was the symbol by which Catanzaro's silk industry was known, identified for both its domestic and foreign markets, and iconic for the finest fabrication of silks, velvets, damasks, and brocades from the city.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Catanzaro". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
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- ^ "Catanzaro". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Dizionario di toponomastica: Storia e significato dei nomi geografici italiani (in Italian). Garzanti. 1996. p. 182.
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