Girifalco

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Girifalco
coat of arms
Girifalco (Italy)
Girifalco
Country Italy
region Calabria
province Catanzaro  (CZ)
Coordinates 38 ° 49 '  N , 16 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 49 '0 "  N , 16 ° 26' 0"  E
height 456  m slm
surface 43.1 km²
Residents 5,771 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 134 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 88024
prefix 0968
ISTAT number 079059
Popular name Girifalcesi
Patron saint San Rocco
Website Girifalco

Girifalco is an Italian city in the province of Catanzaro in Calabria with 5771 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Girifalco is 32 km southwest of Catanzaro on the eastern slope of the Serre . The neighboring municipalities are Amaroni , Borgia , Cortale , San Floro , Squillace and Vallefiorita .

Attractions

The ducal palace was built in the 17th century. There is a baroque fountain in the Piazza Vittorio Emanuele . The parish church was built in 1905 and stands on the site of the former Dominican church.

Individual evidence

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