Stilo

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Stilo
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Stilo (Italy)
Stilo
Country Italy
region Calabria
Metropolitan city Reggio Calabria  (RC)
Coordinates 38 ° 29 ′  N , 16 ° 28 ′  E Coordinates: 38 ° 29 ′ 0 ″  N , 16 ° 28 ′ 0 ″  E
height 386  m slm
surface 78.49 km²
Residents 2,499 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 32 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 89049
prefix 0964
ISTAT number 080092
Popular name Stilidi or Stilesi
Patron saint San Giorgio
Website Stilo
View of Stilo
View of Stilo

Stilo is an Italian municipality in the metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria in Calabria with 2499 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) and is a member of the association I borghi più belli d'Italia (The most beautiful places in Italy).

Location and dates

Stilo is 148 km northeast of Reggio Calabria on the southeast side of the Serre . The neighboring communities are Bivongi , Brognaturo ( VV ), Camini , Guardavalle ( CZ ), Monasterace , Mongiana (VV), Nardodipace (VV), Pazzano , Serra San Bruno (VV), Spadola (VV) and Stignano .

Attractions

Stilocattolica Church

In Stilo stands the Cattolica di Stilo church , a well-preserved and elegant Byzantine church that was built in the 10th century. There is also a cathedral from the 13th-14th centuries. Century with a Gothic portal and Romanesque reliefs on the facade.

People from Stilo

  • Tommaso Campanella (born September 5, 1568 in Stilo; † May 21, 1639 in Paris) - actually: Giovanni Domenico - was an Italian philosopher, Dominican, poet and politician.
  • Francesco Cozza (* 1605 in Stilo; † January 13, 1682) was an Italian Baroque painter.

See also

Web links

Commons : Stilo  - 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.
  2. ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed May 20, 2017 (Italian).