Stignano
Encyclopedia
Stignano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria
in the Italian
region Calabria
, located about 50 km south of Catanzaro and about 80 km northeast of Reggio Calabria
. Stignano borders the following municipalities: Camini
, Caulonia
, Pazzano
, Placanica
, Riace
, Stilo
.
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:...
(municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria
Province of Reggio Calabria
The Province of Reggio Calabria is a province in the Calabria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Reggio., it has an area of 3,183 km², and a total population of 565,866. There are 97 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Reggio Calabria.- Economy :The region is...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region 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....
, located about 50 km south of Catanzaro and about 80 km northeast of Reggio Calabria
Reggio Calabria
Reggio di Calabria , commonly known as Reggio Calabria or Reggio, is the biggest city and the most populated comune of Calabria, southern Italy, and is the capital of the Province of Reggio Calabria and seat of the Council of Calabrian government.Reggio is located on the "toe" of the Italian...
. Stignano borders the following municipalities: Camini
Camini
Camini is a comune in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 50 km south of Catanzaro and about 80 km northeast of Reggio Calabria....
, Caulonia
Caulonia
Caulonia is a comune in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 60 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 120 km northeast of Reggio Calabria in the Stilaro Valley.- History :...
, Pazzano
Pazzano
Pazzano is a village and comune located in Locride's region in the province of Reggio Calabria .-History:The first known mention of Pazzano dates to a 1094 document. The town was founded as a minerary center for the exploitation of iron and molybdenum deposits...
, Placanica
Placanica
Placanica is a comune in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 60 kilometres south of Catanzaro and about 80 kilometres northeast of Reggio Calabria. Placanica borders the following communes: Caulonia, Pazzano, Stignano.-References:...
, Riace
Riace
Riace is a comune in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 50 km south of Catanzaro and about 80 km northeast of Reggio Calabria...
, Stilo
Stilo
Stilo is a town and comune in the province of Reggio Calabria, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is located 151 km from Reggio Calabria....
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