San Nicola da Crissa

San Nicola da Crissa
Country	Italy
region	Calabria
province	Vibo Valentia  (VV)
Coordinates	38 ° 40 ′  N , 16 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 38 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  N , 16 ° 17 ′ 0 ″  E
height	518  m slm
surface	19.32 km²
Residents	1,267 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	66 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	89821
prefix	0963
ISTAT number	102035
Popular name	Sannicolesi
Patron saint	Nicholas of Myra
Website	San Nicola da Crissa

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San Nicola da Crissa is a southern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 1267 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Vibo Valentia in Calabria . The municipality is located about 16 kilometers east-southeast of Vibo Valentia and borders directly on the province of Cosenza .

history

The city of Crissa was a Greek colony of the city of Focea antica in Asia Minor around 650 BC. The Romans destroyed the city.

traffic

The Strada Statale 110 di Monte Cucco e Monte Pecoraro leads through the municipality from Monasterace to Pizzo .

Web links

Commons : San Nicola da Crissa  - 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.