Melissa, Italy
Encyclopedia
Melissa is a comune
in the province of Crotone
, in Calabria
. The village is in a mountainous setting.
In 1949 it was the location of a massacre, when the police shoot against the population, killing three people.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in the province of Crotone
Province of Crotone
The Province of Crotone is a province in the Calabria region of Italy. It was created in 1996 out of part of the Province of Catanzaro. The capital is the city of Crotone.It has an area of 1,717 km², and a total population of 172,970...
, in Calabria
Calabria
Calabria , in antiquity known as Bruttium, is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. The capital city of Calabria is Catanzaro....
. The village is in a mountainous setting.
History
Melissa is mentioned for the first time in 13th century documents. It was for long time a fief of the Campitelli family (1485-1688) and, later, to the Pignatelli (1688-1806).In 1949 it was the location of a massacre, when the police shoot against the population, killing three people.