Tropea
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| Comune di Tropea | |
 View of the historic centre of Tropea | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Tropea  | |
  Tropea Location of Tropea in Italy  Tropea Tropea (Calabria) | |
| Coordinates: 38°40′31″N 15°53′41″E / 38.67538°N 15.89479°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Vibo Valentia (VV) |
| Frazioni | Marina |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giovanni Macrì (Forza Italia) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2015)[2] | |
• Total | 6,462 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Tropeani (dialectal: Trupiani) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 89861 |
| Dialing code | 0963 |
| Patron saint | St. Madonna of Romania |
| Saint day | March 27 |
| Website | www |
Tropea (Italian: [troˈpɛːa]; Calabrian: Trupìa; Latin: Tropaea; Ancient Greek: Τράπεια, romanized: Trápeia) is a municipality in the province of Vibo Valentia, in the Italian region of Calabria. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]
Tropea is a seaside resort with sandy beaches, located on the Gulf of Saint Euphemia, part of the Tyrrhenian Sea, on Italy's west coast and was named “Most beautiful village in Italy” for 2021.[4]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Calabria" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ idealista.it. "Tropea, the most beautiful village in Italy in 2021". idealista. Retrieved 2023-06-29.