Martirano

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Comune di Martirano

Location of Martirano in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Calabria
Province Catanzaro (CZ)
Elevation 381 m (1,250 ft)
Area 14.57 km² (6 sq mi)
Population (as of 2006)
 - Total 998
 - Density 68/km² (176/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 39°5′0″N, 16°15′0″E
Gentilic Martiranesi
Dialing code 0968
Postal code 88040
Frazioni San Fili, Muraglie, Persico
Patron San Sebastiano
 - Day 20 January

Martirano is a village and comune of the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy.

[edit] History

Local historians believe that Martirano was built on the ruins of Mamertum, a city of the Roman Empire.[1]

Henry of Germany, eldest son of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, died in Martirano in 1242.

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[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Martirano. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.