Acri

Infobox CityIT
official_name = Comune di Acri
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region = RegioneIT|sigla=CAL
province = ProvinciaIT (short form)|sigla=CS (CS)
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elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 720
area_footnotes =
area_total_km2 = 202.04
population_footnotes =
population_as_of = 31-12-04
population_total = 23190
pop_density_footnotes =
population_density_km2 = 110
coordinates = coord|39|30|0|N|16|23|0|E|region:IT_type:city(23190)
gentilic = Acresi, acritani
telephone = 0984
postalcode = 87041
frazioni = Vedi elenco
saint = Beato Angelo d'Acri
day = 30 October
mapx = #expr:39 + 30 / 60.0
mapy = #expr:16 + 23 / 60.0
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native_name = Acri
name = Acri
website = http://www.comune.acri.cs.it/

Acri ( _gr. Akroi, Pandosia, Acheruntia) is town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of Italy.

History

Two archaeological digs (1999-2000-2001-2008) have described two phases of early settlement in the area. The earliest remains correspond to the Copper Age, the more recent to an advanced Early Bronze Age. It has been suggested that some of the latter represent the ancient Greek city of Acheruntia or Pandosia (Bruttium).

Famous residents

The bodybuilder Charles Atlas was born Angelo Siciliano in Acri in 1892; he moved to New York when he was 13.

http://www.traditioninaction.org/SOD/j152sd_AngelodAcri_10-30.shtml / Beato Angelo d'Acri