Umbriatico

Umbriatico
Country	Italy
region	Calabria
province	Crotone  (KR)
Coordinates	39 ° 21 '  N , 16 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 21 '0 "  N , 16 ° 54' 0"  E
height	422  m slm
surface	72 km²
Residents	795 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	11 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	88823
prefix	0962
ISTAT number	101026
Patron saint	Donatus of Evorea

Umbriatico is an Italian city in the province of Crotone in Calabria with 795 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Umbriatico is located 60 km northwest of Crotone on the foothills of the Sila Mountains . The neighboring communities are Campana ( CS ), Carfizzi , Cirò , Crucoli , Pallagorio , Scala Coeli (CS) and Verzino . Umbriatico, which rises on a rock plateau high above brook gorges, can only be reached via a large bridge on 9 pillars. The road from the Ionian coast to Umbriatico was built between 1914 and 1925.

history

There was a town here even before the Greek colonization. The present place was founded in 700 by Greek immigrants from Crotone and was named Bristacia. The place later became Euria, which in the Byzantine language then became Evria, and finally Evriaticon. This is where the current name Umbriatico came from. From 1099 to 1808 the place was the seat of a bishopric, then the two dioceses Cariati and Umbriatico were united to one diocese with seat in Cariati. Umbriatico also sees itself as the heir to the city and diocese of Paternum, which has been attested as a diocese since 431.

Attractions

The Cathedral of S. Donato Vescovo was built from the 10th to the 12th century and is one of the 8 most important Romanesque church buildings in Calabria . The assumption that the remarkable crypt was originally a pre-Christian temple, which would then have been rededicated as a Christian cathedral, has been refuted by excavations: this crypt is probably from the 11th century. The cathedral has changed a lot over the years; the baroque furnishings from the 18th century were completely removed during the renovation in 1950. There are remains of defensive structures on the outskirts.

literature

• Ekkehard Rotter: Calabria & Basilicata. Main places of the Magna Graecia, Byzantine and Norman-Staufer architecture, the cave city of Matera (= DuMont art travel guide ). With the collaboration of Christin Löchel. 2nd updated edition. DuMont-Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2010, ISBN 978-3-7701-5541-5 .

Individual evidence

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

Web links

• silagreca.de
• comuneumbriatico.it accessed on October 24, 2011