Ardore

Ardore
Country	Italy
region	Calabria
Metropolitan city	Reggio Calabria  (RC)
Coordinates	38 ° 11 ′  N , 16 ° 10 ′  E Coordinates: 38 ° 11 ′ 0 ″  N , 16 ° 10 ′ 0 ″  E
height	250  m slm
surface	32 km²
Residents	5,028 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	157 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	89031
prefix	0964
ISTAT number	080005
Patron saint	San Leonardo
Website	Ardore

Ardore is an Italian city ​​in the metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria in Calabria with 5028 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

The station

Ardore is 95 km east of Reggio Calabria . The neighboring municipalities are Benestare , Bovalino , Ciminà , Platì and Sant'Ilario dello Ionio . The place is on the east side of the Aspromonte , about 5 km away from the coast of the Ionian Sea .

history

The place was owned by the Gerace family until 1555. In 1783 the place was damaged by an earthquake. There is a pilgrimage church on the territory of the municipality.

Attractions

There is a ruin of a castle in the village. There is a Roman sarcophagus in the church of S. Leonardo .

The monastery and the church of Santa Maria della Grotta are located in the district of Bombile. The church is dug into the tuff . The construction is documented in 1502, the exact year of construction is not known. The church is now a pilgrimage church .

Personalities

• Francesco Misiano (born June 26, 1884 in Ardore, † August 16, 1936 in Moscow ), politician, co-founder of the Communist Party of Italy

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Pasquale Genasci: Francesco Misiano. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . December 3, 2008 , accessed March 10, 2020 .

Web links

Commons : Ardore  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information on the Sanctuary of the Madonna della Grotto in Bombile