Filadelfia (Calabria)

Filadelfia
Country	Italy
region	Calabria
province	Vibo Valentia  (VV)
Coordinates	38 ° 47 '  N , 16 ° 17'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 47 '0 "  N , 16 ° 17' 0"  E
surface	30 km²
Residents	5,094 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	170 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	89814
prefix	0968
ISTAT number	102011
Popular name	Filadelfiani
Patron saint	Santa Barbara
Website	Official website of Filadelfia
Piazza Giovanni Andrea Serrao

Filadelfia is a municipality and a small town with 5094 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Vibo Valentia , Calabria region in Italy .

Before the great earthquake in 1783, the city was called Castelmonardo. The city was almost completely destroyed in the earthquake and then rebuilt. Today ruins of the old city can still be seen protruding from the ground in the area.

Filadelfia extends over an area of ​​30 km² and has a population density of around 209 inhabitants / km².

The neighboring communities are Curinga ( CZ ), Francavilla Angitola , Jacurso and Polia ( CZ ).

The composer and music teacher Paolo Serrao and the politician Federico Guglielmo Lento were born in Filadelfia .

Web links

Commons : Filadelfia  - 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.