Platì

Platì
Country	Italy
region	Calabria
Metropolitan city	Reggio Calabria  (RC)
Coordinates	38 ° 13 '  N , 16 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 13 '0 "  N , 16 ° 3' 0"  E
surface	50 km²
Residents	3,768 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	75 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	89039
prefix	0964
ISTAT number	080060

Platì is a city of Metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria in the region of Calabria in Italy .

Location and dates

3768 inhabitants live in Platì (as of December 31, 2019). It lies at the foot of the Aspromonte Mountains .

The neighboring municipalities are Ardore , Benestare , Careri , Ciminà , Oppido Mamertina , Santa Cristina d'Aspromonte and Varapodio .

Population development

mafia

The village is considered the stronghold of the 'Ndrangheta . There are supposed to be underground passages and chambers with camouflaged or hidden doors, which enable members of the criminal organization to disappear in case of danger. Nevertheless, the Italian state tries again and again to master the situation. For example, on November 13, 2003, a total of over 1000 Carabinieri stormed the village at night, and 131 suspects were arrested.

Web links

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

• Where almost everyone is related to a criminal Neue Zürcher Zeitung from September 12, 2015

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ^ "In the shadow realm of the octopus", Süddeutsche Zeitung of February 3, 2006