Umbriatico
| Umbriatico | ||
|---|---|---|
| Comune | ||
| Comune di Umbriatico | ||
| ||
  Umbriatico Location of Umbriatico in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 39°21′N 16°54′E / 39.350°N 16.900°ECoordinates: 39°21′N 16°54′E / 39.350°N 16.900°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Calabria | |
| Province | Crotone (KR) | |
| Frazioni | Perticaro | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Vincenzio Chiarello | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 72 km2 (28 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 422 m (1,385 ft) | |
| Population (2007) | ||
| • Total | 930 | |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/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]
History
Umbriatico was founded by the Oenotrians before the arrival of the Greek colonists who founded 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 was the seat of a bishopric, which was abolished as a residential see in 1818 and brought into use as a titular diocese of the Catholic Church in 1969.
The town is now a small agricultural and livestock-breeding centre.
Sources
- ↑ ""The World Gazetteer"". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2007-02-25.
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