Amantea
Sign in to saveAmantea (Calabrian: ; ) is a town, former bishopric, comune (municipality) and Latin Catholic titular see in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is the twentieth municipality in the region by population, while for population density it is ranked twenty-fourth. It is a tourist centre on the southern Tyrrhenian Sea coast.
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Amantea is a coastal town in southern Italy's Calabria region that was historically an important Catholic bishopric and remains a titular see of the Catholic Church today. It is a significant tourist destination along the Tyrrhenian Sea coast and ranks among the larger municipalities in Calabria by both population and population density.
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- Comune di Amantea
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- View of Amantea on the sea with the Palazzo delle Clarisse
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- Location of Amantea within the province of Cosenza
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- Calabria
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- Acquicella, Camoli, Campora San Giovanni, Coreca, Colongi
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Amantea (Calabrian: ; ) is a town, former bishopric, comune (municipality) and Latin Catholic titular see in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is the twentieth municipality in the region by population, while for population density it is ranked twenty-fourth. It is a tourist centre on the southern Tyrrhenian Sea coast.
== History == Amantea appears as a centre of its own in the 7th century, although traces of human presence from pre-historical times onwards have been found in the area. In 839 the Arabs captured it, being ousted by the Byzantines in 889. Later it was under Norman domination. In 1269 the Amanteani rebelled against the Angevines in the name of Conradin of Hohenstaufen, but were besieged by the French and defeated. In 1638, an earthquake destroyed the town.