Cittanova

Cittanova
—  Comune  —
Comune di Cittanova
Coat of arms
Cittanova Location of Cittanova in Italy
Coordinates: 38°21′N 16°5′E / 38.35°N 16.083°E / 38.35; 16.083Coordinates: 38°21′N 16°5′E / 38.35°N 16.083°E / 38.35; 16.083
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Province	Reggio Calabria (RC)
Government
- Mayor	Alessandro Cannatà
Area
- Total	61.8 km2 (23.9 sq mi)
Elevation	390 m (1,280 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004)[1]
- Total	10,640
- Density	172.2/km2 (445.9/sq mi)
Demonym	Cittanovesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	89022
Dialing code	0966
Patron saint	St. Jerome
Saint day	September 30
Website	Official website

Cittanova is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 80 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 45 km northeast of Reggio Calabria.

Cittanova borders the following municipalities: Antonimina, Canolo, Ciminà, Gerace, Melicucco, Molochio, Polistena, Rizziconi, Rosarno, San Giorgio Morgeto, Taurianova.

Villa "Carlo Ruggiero"(entrance), Cittanova

History

Cittanova ("New City") was born in 1618, in the wake of the disastrous earthquake of 1616, as the Nuovo Casale di Curtuladi ("New Hamlet of Curtuladi"), then Casalnuovo upgraded to city status as Cittanova. The city was all but demolished in the great earthquake of 1783 that damaged Messina.^[2]

Demographic evolution

Transportation

Cittanova has a railways station served by the Ferrovie della Calabria. It is crossed by the Locri-Gioia Tauro Provincial Road.

Twin towns

• Ivangorod, Russia
• Caltanissetta, Italy

Trivia

• Because of official Croatian/Italian bilinguism in Istria, the official Italian name of the small Croatian city of Novigrad on the Istria peninsula is also rendered Cittanova.

References

1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
2. ^ On-line history of Cittanova

External links

• Official website
• Cittanova.Com
• CittanovaOnLine.It