Cropani
Sign in to saveCropani is a comune and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy. The comune is located from the sea and from the Sila. Two frazioni are part of the municipal territory: Cropani Marina and Cuturella di Cropani. According to tradition, on 831 AD the ship carrying the relics of Mark the Evangelist from Alexandria to Venice found refuge on the coasts of Cropani. In gratitude, the captain gave the city a relic preserved in its Romanesque Collegiate.
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Cropani is a small town in the Calabria region of southern Italy, located in the province of Catanzaro between the sea and the Sila mountains. According to local tradition, the town received a relic of Mark the Evangelist in 831 AD when a ship carrying his remains from Alexandria to Venice sought shelter on its coast, a treasure that is still preserved in the town's Romanesque church.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Cropani
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Cropani
- Italian comune.native_name
- Ancient Greek: Krópos
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Cropani Monumenti.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- On the left, from the top: the historical center, the "Naca", the mouth of River Crocchio; On the right, from the top: the "Dormitio Virginis", the church of Santa Caterina, the beach in Cropani Marina
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Cropani-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.province
- (CZ)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Cropani Marina, Cuturella
- Italian comune.mayor
- Raffaele Mercurio
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 44.81
- Italian comune.population_total
- 4701
Article
14 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Origins
- Middle Age
- Modern Age
- Landmarks
- Collegiate Church of the Assumption
- Church of Saint Lucy
- Church of Saint Catherine
- Church of Saint John
- Church of Saint Mary of the Angels
- Culture
- Cuisine
- References
Cropani is a comune and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy. The comune is located from the sea and from the Sila. Two frazioni are part of the municipal territory: Cropani Marina and Cuturella di Cropani. According to tradition, on 831 AD the ship carrying the relics of Mark the Evangelist from Alexandria to Venice found refuge on the coasts of Cropani. In gratitude, the captain gave the city a relic preserved in its Romanesque Collegiate.
==Geography== A part from the historical centre (situated on a 350 m hill) the comune includes two frazioni (Cropani Marina and Cuturella di Cropani)