Isola di Capo Rizzuto

Isola di Capo Rizzuto
Comune
Comune di Isola di Capo Rizzuto

Palazzo Barracco, the town hall

Coat of arms
Isola di Capo Rizzuto

Location of Isola di Capo Rizzuto in Italy

Coordinates: 38°57′32″N 17°05′44″E / 38.95889°N 17.09556°E / 38.95889; 17.09556Coordinates: 38°57′32″N 17°05′44″E / 38.95889°N 17.09556°E / 38.95889; 17.09556
Country Italy
Region Calabria
Province / Metropolitan city Crotone (KR)
Frazioni Campolongo, Capo Rizzuto, Le Castella, Sant'Anna, Le Cannella, Marinella
Government
  Mayor Carolina Girasole
Area
  Total 125 km2 (48 sq mi)
Population (February 28, 2007)
  Total 14,839
  Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Isolitani
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 88841
Dialing code 0962
Patron saint Madonna Greca
Website Official website

Isola di Capo Rizzuto is a comune (municipality) in the province of Crotone, Calabria, Italy. The population of the town is around 15,000.

Overview

Despite the name Isola (island), the town is entirely on the mainland. There are several theories under which the name derives from Greek mythology or is a corruption of a Greek word. Geographically the seaside district of the town of Capo Rizzuto is a peninsula. Elsewhere the main historical attraction, the powerful 16th-century fortification in the district of Le Castella, stands on piece of land connected to the mainland by a narrow causeway.

In 1977 the archaeologist Domenico Marino discovered and excavated a site on the Capo Piccolo promontory with important Early Bronze Age II and Middle Bronze Age I-II artifacts of Minoan origin, demonstrating early trade contact between the eastern Mediterranean and Italy. The finds are on display in the National Archaeological Museum in nearby Crotone.

The town forms part of the Marine Protected Area Capo Rizzuto.

See also

Media related to Isola di Capo Rizzuto at Wikimedia Commons


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