| Crotone | |
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| State | Italy |
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| Region | Calabria |
| Capital | Crotone |
| Surface | 21,735.68 km² |
| Inhabitants | 169.724 (2020) |
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Crotone is a territory of the Calabria which coincides with that of the province of Crotone.
To know
Geographical notes
The territory extends between the Ionian Sea and the mountains of Sila. Renowned seaside resorts are Le Castella (municipality of Capo Rizzuto island), where the famous castle of Le castella is located in the middle of the sea, and Punta Alice (municipality of Cirò Marina) who promptly receives the Blue flag for the clean sea, moreover Capo Colonna it is a recommended cultural destination. In the mountains, the locality of Trepidò (municipality of Cotronei), where the famous Palumbo Village and Pino Grande Village, fraction of Savelli in the Sila. In the Silan territory on the edge of the province of Catanzaro it includes the mountains: Monte Giove, Monte Femminamorta and part of Monte Gariglione very important for botany and biodiversity, fall within the municipalities Mesoraca is Petilia Policastro near the aforementioned mountains there are two typically mountain villages, Villaggio Fratta and Villaggio Principe.
Background
The proposal to create a new province, detached from that of Catanzaro, was advanced for the first time in 1957, when a group composed of fifty mayors of the Crotone and the Rossanese he declared himself in favor of the establishment of a new body with a capital Crotone. The proposal, however, remained unheard, until in 1989 a new request was made formalized by twenty-seven mayors. In 1992 the request was definitively approved.
The city of Crotone boasts an ancient Magna Graecia tradition. In recent history, starting from the 1920s, it was the first industrial center of the Calabria, specializing mainly in the chemical industry, with the Montedison and Pertusola Sud settlements. Industrial production decreased considerably starting from 1993, with the so-called "Enichem Fires" which led to the closure and consequent dismantling of factories for reasons of strong environmental pollution.
Spoken languages
The most widely spoken languages are theItalian and the local dialect of the Neapolitan language; to Pallagorio, San Nicola dell'Alto is Carfizzi Arbëreshe is spoken, an Albanian dialect, which is why Albanian is admitted in the relative public offices.
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
- Cirò Marina
- Crotone - Provincial capital and largest city in the area
- Cutro - Here a well-known bread is made
- Capo Rizzuto island - Known seaside destination
- Petilia Policastro
How to get
By plane
The only airport in the area is that of Crotone but it is often inactive due to the absence of flights in some periods, so it is definitely recommended to contact that of Lamezia Terme if you want to be sure of an airport that operates every day.
By car
The main roads are:
- State road 106 Jonica
- State road 107 Silana Crotonese
- State road 109 of the Piccola Sila
- State road 492 of Savelli
There are also various provincial roads including:
- Provincial road 16
- Provincial road 38
- Provincial road 56
- Provincial road 59
The only port in the area is the port of Crotone, which is located in the capital.
On the train
The territory is crossed by the Ionian Railway, which allows direct connection with Catanzaro, Reggio Calabria, Taranto and other smaller centers; it should be borne in mind that the line is not electrified (there are works in progress in this regard) and that the trains are not many and with slow travel times.
How to get around
On the train
It is possible to move between the cities connected by the Ionian Railway through the regional trains that cross it.
What see
For cultural and religious tourism, the great castle of Santa Severina, the castle of Charles V of Crotone, the castle of Caccuri, the wooden statue of the crucifix of Cutro, a national monument, the monumental church of the Retreat, the sanctuary and the statue of the Ecce Homo of Mesoraca and the Sanctuary of the Sacra Spina of Petilia Policastro, where a thorn that belonged to the crown of Jesus Christ is preserved.
Among the most visited cultural buildings are:
- the castle of Santa Severina;
- the castle of Caccuri;
- the fortress of Le Castella;
- the Saracen markets a Cirò Marina;
- the castle of Charles V and the Temple of Hera Lacinia a Crotone;
- the Astronomical Park Lilio a Savelli.
What to do
At the table
As food and wine productions, the renowned Cirò D.O.C. wine is produced, which is the primary source of the economy of the Cirò area. Excellent and also exported to many regions of northern Italy is the bread of Cutro, typically produced by local bakers with durum wheat flour. The territory of the province was also called "the Marquisate" and given its agricultural vocation, in particular the cultivation of wheat, it was nicknamed "the granary of Calabria". Another very famous food and wine product is pecorino Crotone, a typical cheese made from sheep's milk, locally produced in the inland towns silana some equally good cheeses are: provola, butirro, iuncata. The other typical products are: peppers and potatoes (pipi and potatoes), and a wide range of cured meats including the famous soppressata, the spicy sardella and 'nduja sauces, sweets: pittanchiuse, tardilli, cuzzupe, dried figs, staples, licorice .
