Cerenzia

Cerenzia
Country	Italy
region	Calabria
province	Crotone  (KR)
Coordinates	39 ° 15 '  N , 16 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 15 '0 "  N , 16 ° 47' 0"  E
height	664  m slm
surface	24 km²
Residents	1,071 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	45 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	88833
prefix	0984
ISTAT number	101006
Popular name	Cerentinesi
Patron saint	Theodor Tiro (November 9th)
Website	Cerenzia

Remains of the Cathedral of Saint Theodor Tiro

Cerenzia is a southern Italian municipality ( comune ) in the province of Crotone in Calabria with 1071 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). The parish is about 48 kilometers northwest of Crotone .

history

On the mountain near Cerenzia was the ancient settlement Akerentia (also: Acheronthia, Acerenthia), which was named after the river Acheron . Its Italian counterpart is today's harvest . From 1099 to 1437 Cerenzia was the seat of the diocese of the same name. Today it is only a titular bishopric .

traffic

State road 107 runs through the municipality from Paola to Crotone.

Web links

Commons : Cerenzia  - 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.