Monasterace
Monasterace (; ) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about south of Catanzaro and about northeast of Reggio Calabria. The ruins of the ancient Greek city Caulonia are located a short distance north of the frazione Monasterace Marina, on the coast. Also north of Monasterace Marina is the Monasterace Archeological Museum, where finds from Caulonia are exhibited.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Monasterace
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Monasterace
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Monasterace superiore.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- View of Monasterace Superiore.
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Monasterace-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.region
- Calabria
- Italian comune.metropolitan_city
- Reggio Calabria (RC)
- Italian comune.mayor
- Maria Carmela Lanzetta
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 15.7
- Italian comune.population_total
- 3536
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- December 2007
- Italian comune.population_demonym
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Monasterace (; ) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about south of Catanzaro and about northeast of Reggio Calabria. The ruins of the ancient Greek city Caulonia are located a short distance north of the frazione Monasterace Marina, on the coast. Also north of Monasterace Marina is the Monasterace Archeological Museum, where finds from Caulonia are exhibited.
==See also== Monasterace Archeological Museum Monasterace-Stilo railway station Vallata dello Stilaro Punta Stilo Lighthouse
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