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English: Map of the region of Calabria, Italy (Italian version) Date: 2 August 2010: Source: Own work: Author: Vonvikken: Other versions . W3C-validity not checked.
Calabria has one of the oldest records of human presence in Italy, which date back to around 700,000 BC when a type of Homo erectus evolved leaving traces around coastal areas. [37] During the Paleolithic period Stone Age humans created the " Bos Primigenius ", a figure of a bull on a cliff which dates back around 12,000 years in the Romito ...
Rosarno is a hotbed of the 'Ndrangheta, a Mafia-type criminal organisation based in Calabria. The local 'Ndrangheta dominates the fruit and vegetable businesses in the area, according to Francesco Forgione, a former head of Italy's parliamentary Antimafia Commission. [15]
The wealth of the crime families is well hidden, and the municipality is officially the one with the lowest per capita income in Italy. [10] In a large scale operation in the night of 13 November 2003, thousands of carabinieri stormed the town, discovering hidden underground rooms and hallways and arresting 131 people.
Conflenti (Calabrian: Cujjìanti) is a comune and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is located at the foot of the Reventino mountain. Conflenti is a small town in the province of Catanzaro, located at 540 m. above sea level, at the ground of Mount Reventino (1417 m.
Siderno is a tourist resort on the Ionian coast of the province of Reggio Calabria, with wide, sandy beaches, and a clear sea . [ 3 ] The Siderno area is a center of production of bergamot orange , a citrus fruit that is used as an essence and fundamental ingredient in cosmetics, for its wound healing properties in the pharmaceutical industry ...
Simbario (Calabrian: Zimbarìu; Greek: Symbarion, Synvarion) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Vibo Valentia.
Cutro (Calabrian: Cùtru; Greek: Kytèrion) is a town and comune in the province of Crotone, Calabria region, Italy. It holds the name "City of chess". It holds the name "City of chess". It is also the birthplace of Vincenzo Iaquinta , a World Cup -winning footballer who played for Serie A club Juventus .