Taverna (Calabria)

Taverna
Country	Italy
region	Calabria
province	Catanzaro  (CZ)
Coordinates	39 ° 1 '  N , 16 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 1 '0 "  N , 16 ° 35' 0"  E
height	521  m slm
surface	132 km²
Residents	2,562 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	19 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	88055
prefix	0961
ISTAT number	079146

Taverna

Taverna is an Italian village in the province of Catanzaro in Calabria with 2562 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Taverna is located 27 km north of Catanzaro . The neighboring municipalities are Albi , Aprigliano ( CS ), Colosimi (CS), Cotronei ( KR ), Fossato Serralta , Mesoraca (KR), Parenti (CS), Petilia Policastro (KR), San Giovanni in Fiore (CS), Sorbo San Basile and Zagarise .

The village is a tourist resort, in the Mancuso district there is a holiday village .

Attractions

In the place there is a ruin of a castle. In the local churches there are pictures of Mattia Preti .

Personalities from Taverna

• Mattia Preti (1613–1699), Italian Baroque fresco painter and Knight of the Maltese Order

Individual evidence

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