Umbriatico
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| Comune di Umbriatico | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Crotone (KR) |
| Mayor | Vincenzio Chiarello |
| Elevation | 422 m (1,385 ft) |
| Area | 72 km² (28 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2007) | |
| - Total | 930 |
| - Density | 13/km² (34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
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| Gentilic | |
| Dialing code | 0962 |
| Postal code | 88823 |
| Frazioni | Perticaro |
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]
[edit] History
Umbriatico was founded by the Oenotrians before of 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 to storm it and massacre the population.
During the Middle Ages it was a bishopric see, until its abolition in 1700. It is now a small agricultural and breeding centre.
[edit] Sources
- ^ "The World Gazetteer". Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
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