Melissa, Calabria
| Melissa | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Melissa | ||
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  Melissa Location of Melissa in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 39°18′30″N 17°01′40″E / 39.30833°N 17.02778°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Calabria | |
| Province | Crotone (KR) | |
| Frazioni | Torre Melissa | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Gino Murgi | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 51 km2 (20 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 256 m (840 ft) | |
| Population (2011)[1] | ||
| • Total | 3,624 | |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/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 | |
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Melissa is a comune in the province of Crotone, in Calabria. The village Melissa is situated in the mountainous inland, while the frazione of Torre Melissa is on the Ionian Sea coast. The Melissa DOC is a Calabrian wine region.
History
Melissa is mentioned for the first time in 13th century documents. It was a fief of the de Micheli family (1463–66), 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 shot against the population, killing three people.