Melissa (Calabria)
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Country | Italy | |
region | Calabria | |
province | Crotone (KR) | |
Coordinates | 39 ° 18 ' N , 17 ° 1' E | |
height | 256 m slm | |
surface | 51 km² | |
Residents | 3,398 (Dec 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 67 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 88817, 88814 | |
prefix | 0962 | |
ISTAT number | 101014 | |
Popular name | Melissesi | |
Patron saint | Nicholas of Myra (December 6th) | |
Website | Melissa |
Melissa is a southern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 3398 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Crotone in Calabria . The municipality is located about 26.5 kilometers north-northwest of Crotone on the Ionian Sea . The north-western border of the municipality forms the Lipuda .
Viticulture
White and red wines are sold under the name Melissa DOC that have had a "controlled designation of origin " (Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC ) since 1979 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014.
The denomination describes the following types of wine:
- Melissa Bianco: must consist of at least 80–95% Greco Bianco grapes . A maximum of 5–20% Trebbiano Toscano and / or Malvasia Bianca may be added - individually or together.
- Melissa Rosso: must consist of at least 75–95% Gaglioppo grapes . A maximum of 5–25% Greco Nero , Greco Bianco , Trebbiano Toscano and / or Malvasia Bianca may be added - individually or together.
The place is also in the DOC wine-growing region Cirò .
history
Melissa is first mentioned in a document in the 13th century. In 1949 two young men and a young woman were shot dead by the police. The event is known as the Strage di Melissa .
traffic
Strada Statale 106 Jonica (also E90 ) runs through the municipality along the coastline.
Community partnerships
Melissa has two intra-Italian partnerships with the municipalities of Gattatico in the province of Reggio Emilia and Pedesina in the province of Sondrio .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ↑ a b Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description). (PDF) In: ismeamercati.it. November 27, 2017, accessed August 4, 2018 (Italian).