Scilla (Calabria)

Scilla
Country	Italy
region	Calabria
Metropolitan city	Reggio Calabria  (RC)
Coordinates	38 ° 15 '  N , 15 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 15 '0 "  N , 15 ° 43' 0"  E
height	91  m slm
surface	43.68 km²
Residents	4,798 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	110 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	89058
prefix	0965
ISTAT number	080085
Popular name	Scillesi
Patron saint	San Rocco

View of Scilla and the Ruffo Castle

Scilla is a city of Metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria in the region of Calabria in Italy with 4798 inhabitants (December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Scilla is 28 km north of Reggio Calabria directly on the Strait of Messina . The main industries are fishing and tourism.

The neighboring municipalities are Bagnara Calabra , Fiumara , Roccaforte del Greco , San Roberto , Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte , Santo Stefano in Aspromonte , Sinopoli and Villa San Giovanni .

history

Scilla was the ancient Scyllaeum . In 42 BC A naval battle between Octavian , the later Emperor Augustus, and Sextus Pompeius , the son of the great Pompey , took place before Scyllaeum . In the Middle Ages Scilla was conquered by the Saracens and the Normans. In 1783 the place was partially destroyed by an earthquake.

Attractions

Statue of San Rocco

The Chiesa dello Spirito Santo from the 18th century with a baroque facade and the Chiesa dell'Immacolata are worth seeing. This was completely rebuilt in the 20th century and shows a mosaic of the city. Above the Chiesa dell'Immacolata is the castle of the Ruffo family , who ruled the city from the 16th to the beginning of the 19th century.

The patron saint of the city is San Rocco .

mythology

According to an ancient legend, the sea monster Scylla, known from Greek mythology, is said to have lived here, and Charybdis, the counterpart in the Sicilian Messina opposite .

Personalities

• Kenneth Viglianisi (* 1992), basketball player

literature

• Gabriella Vitiello, Frank Helbert: Calabria. DuMont-Reise-Verlag, Cologne 2004, ISBN 3-7701-6439-3 .
• Ilona Witten: Calabria. 2nd, updated edition. DuMont-Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 3-7701-5989-6 .

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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