Gerace

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Gerace
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Gerace (Italy)
Gerace
Country Italy
region Calabria
Metropolitan city Reggio Calabria  (RC)
Coordinates 38 ° 16 '  N , 16 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 16 '0 "  N , 16 ° 13' 0"  E
height 500  m slm
surface 28 km²
Residents 2,501 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 89 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 89040
prefix 0964
ISTAT number 080036
Popular name Geracesi
Patron saint Antonio del Castello, Veneranda and Immacolata
Website Gerace
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Gerace is an Italian municipality in the metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria in Calabria with 2501 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) and is a member of the association I borghi più belli d'Italia (The most beautiful places in Italy).

Location and dates

Gerace is located 93 km northeast of Reggio Calabria . The neighboring communities are Agnana Calabra , Antonimina , Canolo , Cittanova , Locri and Siderno . The place is on the northeast side of the Aspromonte on a hill. The place is a bishopric .

history

The foundation of the place is unknown.

Attractions

The Cathedral of the Assumption dates from the 11th century. It was renovated in the 13th century. The cathedral is 73 m by 26 m, making it the largest church in Calabria. The church is shaped like a basilica . The interior consists of three naves, these are separated by ten columns. The crypt has a Byzantine character.

Also worth seeing are the Gothic ruins of the church of S. Franceso from the 17th century. Only ruins of the citadel remain from the defense system from the Middle Ages. A tower of the castle is also visible.

Individual evidence

  1. Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed May 20, 2017 (Italian).

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