Vibo Valentia

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Vibo Valentia
coat of arms
Vibo Valentia (Italy)
Vibo Valentia
Country Italy
region Calabria
province Vibo Valentia  (VV)
Coordinates 38 ° 40 ′  N , 16 ° 5 ′  E Coordinates: 38 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  N , 16 ° 5 ′ 0 ″  E
height 476  m slm
surface 46.3 km²
Residents 32,769 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 708 inhabitants / km²
Factions Bivona, Longobardi, Piscopio, Porto Salvo, San Pietro, Vena Inferiore, Vena Superiore, Triparni, Vibo Marina
Post Code 89900, 89811
prefix 0963
ISTAT number 102047
Popular name Vibonesi
Patron saint San Leoluca
View of Vibo Valentia
View of Vibo Valentia

Vibo Valentia is an Italian city ​​with 32,769 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is the capital of the eponymous province in the region of Calabria .

geography

The city is located on a fertile plateau at an altitude of 476 m only about six kilometers from the Tyrrhenian Sea and overlooks the sea from the mountains of the Sila in the north to the Aeolian island of Stromboli and further to the Aspromonte massif and the tip of Mount Etna in the south . To the east is the hill country.

The distance to Rome is 611 km and Reggio Calabria is 103 km.

The neighboring municipalities are: Briatico , Cessaniti , Filandari , Francica , Jonadi , Pizzo , San Gregorio d'Ippona , Sant'Onofrio and Stefanaconi .

history

The origins of the city are linked to a prehellenic settlement called Veip, which was built by the Greek settlers ( Magna Graecia ) from Locri in the 7th century BC. Colonized and renamed Hipponion ( Greek  Ἱππώνιον , Latin Hipponium ).

422 BC Chr. The city wins a war against Locri together with the allied Syracuse .
389 BC Chr. Dionysius of Syracuse defeats the city and destroys it. After that, the Carthaginians rebuilt it as a military center.
192 BC Chr. The Romans take possession of the region and the city and incorporate them into their empire as the Latin colony of Vibo Valentia .
89 BC Chr. After the alliance war, Valentia becomes Municipium .
During the Byzantine era it was a military stronghold and strategically important for all of Calabria.
850 and 983 The city is sacked and destroyed by the Saracens .
11th century The Normans continue to use Valentia as a military base and control coastal shipping from here. During this time the Castello was built.
1235 Friedrich the Second of Hohenstaufen expands the city and it becomes an economic and cultural center under the name Monteleone di Calabria .
1928 The city gets its current name Vibo Valentia .
1994 Elevation to the capital of the province of the same name.

Attractions

Duomo Santa Maria Maggiore
Castello Svevo-Normanno
  • Duomo from 1680
  • Castello built in 1070 by Ruggero il Normanno (with the State Archaeological Museum)
  • Belvedere Grande viewpoint with views over the sea and coast.
  • Hipponion: In addition to the foundations of a temple, a long section of the city wall from the 6th to 4th centuries BC has been preserved from the Greek city of Hipponion. These come from several construction phases and have been renewed again and again. Particularly noticeable are Hellenistic walls with round towers made of carefully worked cuboids.

Surroundings

economy

Cement industry, shipbuilding, construction and processing of agricultural products.

traffic

Vibo Valentia is on the Rome-Sicily railway line and has a connection to the A3 autostrada . Nine kilometers to the north is Vibo Valentia Marina with a fishing port and industrial facilities. The Lamezia Terme airport is 45 km away. At the former military airfield of Vibo Valentia, the Carabinieri maintain a helicopter squadron and a special airmobile unit.

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Vibo Valentia  - 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.