Calabria
Sign in to saveCalabria is a region in Southern Italy. It is a peninsula bordered by the region Basilicata to the north, the Ionian Sea to the east, the Strait of Messina to the southwest, which separates it from Sicily, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. It has 1,832,147 residents as of 2025 across a total area of . Catanzaro is the region's capital.
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Calabria is a region located at the southern tip of Italy, forming a peninsula between the Ionian and Tyrrhenian Seas with Sicily just across the Strait of Messina. With nearly 1.8 million residents and Catanzaro as its capital, it represents an important part of Southern Italy's geography and population.
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47 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Climate
- Geology
- History
- Antiquity
- Romanization
- Pyrrhic War
- Punic Wars
- Roman era
- Imperial era
- Middle Ages
- Waldensian emigration in Calabria
- Early modern period
- Modern era
- French interlude and the Bourbon restoration
- Carbonari uprisings to the Expedition of the Thousand
- World War I and the rise of fascism
- Italian Republic
- Economy
- Agriculture
- Manufacturing
- Tourism
- Unemployment rate
- Infrastructure and transport
- Motorways and rail
- Shipping and ports
- Air travel
- Bridges
- Planned bridge
- Demographics
- Government and politics
- Sister jurisdictions
- Administrative divisions
- Language
- Religion
- Cuisine
- Sport
- Universities
- Health
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Works cited
- Further reading
- External links
Calabria is a region in Southern Italy. It is a peninsula bordered by the region Basilicata to the north, the Ionian Sea to the east, the Strait of Messina to the southwest, which separates it from Sicily, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. It has 1,832,147 residents as of 2025 across a total area of . Catanzaro is the region's capital.
Calabria is the birthplace of the name of Italy, given to it by the Ancient Greeks who settled in this land starting from the 8th century BC. They established the first cities, mainly on the coast, as Greek colonies. During this period Calabria was the heart of Magna Graecia, home of key figures in history such as Pythagoras, Herodotus and Milo.