All Topics  
Squillace

 
Squillace

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Squillace
 
 
  Topics Squillace Topic Home

Squillace is an ancient seaside town and comune
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
, in the Province of Catanzaro
Province of Catanzaro

The Province of Catanzaro is a Provinces of Italy of the Calabria region, in Italy. The city of Catanzaro is capital both of the province and of the region....
, part of Calabria
Calabria

Calabria , is a Regions of Italy in Southern Italy Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian peninsula. It is bounded to the north by the region of Basilicata, to the south-west by the region of Sicily, to the west by the Tyrrhenian Sea, and to the east by the Ionian Sea....
, southern Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
, facing the Gulf of Squillace
Gulf of Squillace

The Gulf of Squillace is a body of water, an inlet of the Ionian Sea along the Calabrian coast of Italy.The gulf, renowned for its natural beauty, is part of the Ionian Sea and makes up part of the east coast of the region of Calabria....
. As of 2007 Squillace had an estimated population of 3,451.

Squillace is situated on the east coast of Calabria, on the shores of an extensive bay, the Gulf of Squillace , which indents the coast of Calabria on the east as deeply as that of the Gulf of Saint Eufemia (Italian: Golfo di Sant'Eufemia) does on the west, with comparatively narrow isthmus between them.

name derives from the ancient city of Scylletium
Scylletium

Scylletium or Scolacium – also spelled Scylacium, Scolatium, Scyllaceum, Scalacium, or Scylaeium in Latin – , and later, Minervium and Colonia Minervia, was an ancient seaside city of Bruttium, Italy....
, the principal ruins of which are located in the nearby comune of Borgia
Borgia (CZ)

Borgia is a town and comune in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy....
.

The modern town is known today as one of Italy's most important archeological sites as well as a popular resort.

Production of highly prized terra cotta
Terra cotta

Terra cotta, Terracotta or Terra-cotta is a clay-based unglazed ceramic. Its uses include vessels, water & waste water pipes and surface embellishment in building construction, along with sculpture such as the Terracotta Army and Greek terracotta figurines....
 has been an important part the local economy for centuries; Cassiodorus
Cassiodorus

Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator , commonly known as Cassiodorus, was a Roman Empire statesman and writer, serving in the administration of Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths....
' writings make several mentions of it.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Squillace'
Start a new discussion about 'Squillace'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


Squillace is an ancient seaside town and comune
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
, in the Province of Catanzaro
Province of Catanzaro

The Province of Catanzaro is a Provinces of Italy of the Calabria region, in Italy. The city of Catanzaro is capital both of the province and of the region....
, part of Calabria
Calabria

Calabria , is a Regions of Italy in Southern Italy Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian peninsula. It is bounded to the north by the region of Basilicata, to the south-west by the region of Sicily, to the west by the Tyrrhenian Sea, and to the east by the Ionian Sea....
, southern Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
, facing the Gulf of Squillace
Gulf of Squillace

The Gulf of Squillace is a body of water, an inlet of the Ionian Sea along the Calabrian coast of Italy.The gulf, renowned for its natural beauty, is part of the Ionian Sea and makes up part of the east coast of the region of Calabria....
. As of 2007 Squillace had an estimated population of 3,451.

Squillace is situated on the east coast of Calabria, on the shores of an extensive bay, the Gulf of Squillace , which indents the coast of Calabria on the east as deeply as that of the Gulf of Saint Eufemia (Italian: Golfo di Sant'Eufemia) does on the west, with comparatively narrow isthmus between them.

History

The name derives from the ancient city of Scylletium
Scylletium

Scylletium or Scolacium – also spelled Scylacium, Scolatium, Scyllaceum, Scalacium, or Scylaeium in Latin – , and later, Minervium and Colonia Minervia, was an ancient seaside city of Bruttium, Italy....
, the principal ruins of which are located in the nearby comune of Borgia
Borgia (CZ)

Borgia is a town and comune in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy....
.

The modern town is known today as one of Italy's most important archeological sites as well as a popular resort.

Production of highly prized terra cotta
Terra cotta

Terra cotta, Terracotta or Terra-cotta is a clay-based unglazed ceramic. Its uses include vessels, water & waste water pipes and surface embellishment in building construction, along with sculpture such as the Terracotta Army and Greek terracotta figurines....
 has been an important part the local economy for centuries; Cassiodorus
Cassiodorus

Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator , commonly known as Cassiodorus, was a Roman Empire statesman and writer, serving in the administration of Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths....
' writings make several mentions of it. Squillace is the home of the pignatari style of ceramic artistry. The name is derived from the Italian word pignata, an earthenware container used for cooking beans over an open fire.