| Umbriatico | |
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| — Comune — | |
| Comune di Umbriatico | |
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Umbriatico
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Crotone (KR) |
| Frazioni | Perticaro |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vincenzio Chiarello |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72 km2 (27.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 422 m (1,385 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 930 |
| • Density | 12.9/km2 (33.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 88823 |
| Dialing code | 0962 |
Umbriatico is a comune and town in the province of Crotone, in Calabria, southern Italy. As of 2007 Umbriatico had an estimated population of 930.[1]
Umbriatico was founded by the Oenotrians before the arrival of the Greek colonists who founded the nearby Kroton. During the Second Punic War it had a defensive wall, but this did not prevent the Romans from storming it and massacring the population.
During the Middle Ages Umbriatico Cathedral was the seat of a bishopric, the Diocese of Umbriatico, until its abolition in 1818. The town is now a small agricultural and livestock-breeding centre.