| Melissa | |
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| — Comune — | |
| Comune di Melissa | |
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Melissa
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Crotone (KR) |
| Frazioni | Torre Melissa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gino Murgi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51 km2 (19.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,624 |
| • Density | 71.1/km2 (184/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Melissesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 88817 (88814 Torre Melissa) |
| Dialing code | 0962 |
| Patron saint | Saint Nicholas |
| Website | Official website |
Melissa (meaning "bee" in Greek) is a comune in the province of Crotone, in Calabria. The village is in a mountainous setting.
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Melissa is mentioned for the first time in 13th century documents. It was a fief of the de Micheli family (1463-1466), venitian nobles based in Calabria, of the Campitelli family (1485-1688) and, later, to the Pignatelli (1688-1806).
In 1949 it was the location of a massacre, when the police shoot against the population, killing three people.