Ardore
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Country | Italy | |
region | Calabria | |
Metropolitan city | Reggio Calabria (RC) | |
Coordinates | 38 ° 11 ′ N , 16 ° 10 ′ 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
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
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ↑ Pasquale Genasci: Francesco Misiano. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . December 3, 2008 , accessed March 10, 2020 .