Monasterace

Monasterace (Calabrian Greek: Monaseraci; Greek: Μοναστηράκιον, romanized: Monastērákion, lit. 'little monastery') is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Catanzaro and about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northeast of Reggio Calabria. The ruins of the ancient Greek city Caulonia are located a short distance north of the frazione Monasterace Marina, on the coast. Also north of Monasterace Marina is the Monasterace Archeological Museum, where finds from Caulonia are exhibited.

Key Information

Monasterace Monaseraci (Sicilian) Monaseraci (Greek)
Comune
Comune di Monasterace
View of Monasterace Superiore.
Coat of arms
Monasterace Location of Monasterace in Italy Show map of Italy Monasterace Monasterace (Calabria) Show map of Calabria
Coordinates: 38°27′13″N 16°33′11″E / 38.45361°N 16.55306°E / 38.45361; 16.55306
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Metropolitan city	Reggio Calabria (RC)
Government
• Mayor	Maria Carmela Lanzetta
Area [1]
• Total	15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Population  (December 2007)[2]
• Total	3,536
• Density	225/km2 (583/sq mi)
Demonym	Monasteracesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	89040
Dialing code	0964
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1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. ^ Demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)

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