Santa Severina
Santa Severina
Santa Siverina | |
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| Comune di Santa Severina | |
 Panoramic image of Santa Severina. | |
Location of Santa Severina  | |
  Santa Severina Location of Santa Severina in Italy  Santa Severina Santa Severina (Calabria) | |
| Coordinates: 39°9′N 16°55′E / 39.150°N 16.917°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Crotone (KR) |
| Frazioni | Altilia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,326 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Santaseverinesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 88832 |
| Dialing code | 0962 |
| Patron saint | Santa Anastasìa |
| Saint day | 29 October |
| Website | Official website |
Santa Severina (Sicilian: Santa Siverina) is a town and comune in the province of Crotone, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]
Name
[edit]The name derives from ancient Siberine (῾Αγία Σεβερίνη, Σεβεριάνη). There is no saint named Severina in the Greek or Roman calendar of saints.[4]
History
[edit]It is the birthplace of Pope Zachary and also of Henry Aristippus, who was a religious scholar and writer at the court of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily.
Ecclesiastical History
[edit]The bishopric -established around 400 AD- and -since around 100 AD- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Severina (v.) was suppressed on 30 September 1986, its title and territory being merged into the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Crotone–Santa Severina.
Geography
[edit]The town is bordered by Belvedere di Spinello, Caccuri, Castelsilano, Rocca di Neto, Roccabernarda, San Mauro Marchesato and Scandale.
Culture
[edit]There is a cultural festival which is held each year in August in Santa Severina, focusing on traditional Italian music.
Twin towns
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External links
[edit]Notes and references
[edit] | This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2020) |
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Calabria" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ Oxford
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