Ciminà

Ciminà
Country	Italy
region	Calabria
Metropolitan city	Reggio Calabria  (RC)
Coordinates	38 ° 15 '  N , 16 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 14 '46 "  N , 16 ° 8' 23"  E
height	313  m slm
surface	48.8 km²
Residents	551 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	11 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	89040
prefix	0964
ISTAT number	080026
Popular name	Ciminesi
Patron saint	Nicholas of Myra
Website	Ciminà

Ciminà (in the Greek-Calabrian dialect : Kymina ) is a southern Italian municipality ( comune ) in the metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria in Calabria and has 551 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). The municipality is located about 45.5 kilometers east-northeast of Reggio Calabria in the Aspromonte National Park . The coast to the Ionian Sea runs nine kilometers southeast of Ciminà .

history

The foundation of the community goes back to the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottomans in 1453, which triggered a large emigration movement from Greece and Albania to southern Italy and led to new foundations.

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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