Castelsilano

Castelsilano
Country	Italy
region	Calabria
province	Crotone  (KR)
Coordinates	39 ° 16 ′  N , 16 ° 46 ′  E Coordinates: 39 ° 16 ′ 0 ″  N , 16 ° 46 ′ 0 ″  E
height	900  m slm
surface	39.51 km²
Residents	935 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	24 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	88834
prefix	0984
ISTAT number	101005
Popular name	Castelsilanesi
Patron saint	Leonhard of Limoges (November 6th)
Website	Castelsilano

Castelsilano is a southern Italian municipality ( comune ) in the province of Crotone in Calabria with 935 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). The parish is about 35 kilometers northwest of Crotone . The harvest flows through the municipality .

history

The municipality was created in 1811 with the name Casino from the village called Castrum Casini (originated around 1685). The municipality has had its current name since 1950. In 1980 a Libyan MiG-23 crashed in the municipality ( Strage di Ustica , see Itavia flight 870 ).

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.