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Crotone

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Also known as Crotona

Crotone (; ; or ) is a city and comune in Calabria, Italy.

AI overview

Crotone is a city located in Calabria, a region in southern Italy. It is an important historical and cultural center in the area, though specific details about its significance would require additional context.

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Key facts

Italian comune.name
Crotone
Italian comune.image_skyline
Crotone vista dal volo Ryanair FR5116 (BLQ-CRV).jpg
Italian comune.image_shield
Crotone-Stemma.svg
Italian comune.region
Calabria
Italian comune.province
Crotone (KR)
Italian comune.frazioni
Papanice, Apriglianello, Carpentieri, Cipolla, Farina, Gabella Grande, Iannello, Maiorano, Margherita
Italian comune.area_total_km2
179.8
Italian comune.elevation_m
8
Italian comune.saint
Dionysius the Areopagite
Italian comune.day
October 9
Italian comune.postal_code
88900
Italian comune.area_code
0962

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Official name
Crotone
Demonym
crotonesi
Country
Italy
Official language
Italian
Population
58445
Area
182
Elevation
8
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Isola di Capo Rizzuto
Official website
www.comune.crotone.it
Image
Crotone panorama.jpeg
Dialing code
0962
Licence plate code
KR
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Commons category
Crotone
postal code
88900
topic's main category
Category:Crotone
twinned administrative body
Salfit
category for people born here
Category:Births in Crotone
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Crotone
category of associated people
Category:People from Crotone
Commons gallery
Crotone
native label
Crotone
described by source
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
inception
0710-00-00
Sources (7)

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Encyclopedic overview

24 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Foundation
  • Greek era
  • Roman era
  • Post-Roman era
  • Modern era
  • Archaeology
  • The city walls
  • Urban excavations
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Main sights
  • Government
  • Transportation
  • Culture
  • Museums
  • Sport
  • Churches
  • Literary reference
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Crotone (; ; or ) is a city and comune in Calabria, Italy.

Founded as the Achaean colony of Croton/Kroton ( or ; ), it became a great Greek city, home of the renowned mathematician-philosopher Pythagoras amongst other famous citizens, and one of the most important centres of Magna Graecia.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Crotone” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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