Santa Domenica Talao

Santa Domenica Talao
Country	Italy
region	Calabria
province	Cosenza  (CS)
Coordinates	39 ° 49 '  N , 15 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 49 '13 "  N , 15 ° 51' 7"  E
height	304  m slm
surface	35 km²
Residents	1,200 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	34 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	87020
prefix	0985
ISTAT number	078130
Popular name	Santadomenicani
Patron saint	San Giuseppe
Website	Santa Domenica Talao

Santa Domenica Talao is an Italian city in the province of Cosenza in Calabria with 1200 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Santa Domenica Talao is about 103 km north of Cosenza . The neighboring communities are Orsomarso , Papasidero , Praia a Mare , San Nicola Arcella and Scalea .

Attractions

The parish church contains paintings from the 17th century and a processional cross from 1741. The Palazzo Campangna is built in the baroque style.

history

In 1989, 60 tons of hospital waste were discovered here that were supposed to be illegally burned in a company furnace. The city became the starting point of the Calabrian toxic waste scandals of the local Mafia Ndrangheta .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ^ Program ARD de-ARD Play-Out-Center Potsdam, Potsdam Germany: The poison of the Mafia. Retrieved January 21, 2019 .