Grotteria
Grotteria is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about northeast of Reggio Calabria.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Grotteria
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Grotteria
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Panorama-Grotteria.jpg
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Grotteria-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.region
- Calabria
- Italian comune.metropolitan_city
- Reggio Calabria (RC)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Grotteria Mare
- Italian comune.mayor
- Vincenzo Attilio Loiero
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 37.9
- Italian comune.population_total
- 3381
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- December 2007
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Grotteresi
Article
43 sectionsContents
- Physical Geography
- Geological Characteristics
- Origin of the Name
- History
- Monuments and Points of Interest
- Religious Architecture
- Church of Saint George the Martyr (Also known as San Domenico)
- Saint Anthony
- Sanctuary of the Most Holy Crucifix
- Cattolica dei Greci Parish of Santa Maria Assunta (Matrice)
- San Nicola de' Francò
- Chapel of the Conception
- Saint Nicholas de Protonotaris in Contrada Pirgo
- Sanctuary of Our Lady of Graces in Contrada Farri
- Saint Stephen the Pope and Martyr
- Civile Architecture
- Palazzo Macedonio
- Palazzo Palermo
- Palazzo Arena
- Palazzo Lupis-de Luna d'Aragona
- Villa Falletti
- Military Architecture
- Castle
- Archaeological Sites
- Archaic Necropolis
- Greek Necropolises
- Roman Necropolis
- Portanova of Agropteria
- Society
- Demographic evolution
- Festivals and Traditions
- Holy Week (Triduum Paschale)
- Holy Thursday
- Good Friday
- Holy Saturday
- Easter Sunday
- Patronal Feast in Honor of the Most Holy Crucifix
- Living Nativity
- Saint Stephen, Pope and Martyr
- Our Lady of Grace
- Economy
- Infrastructure and Transportation
- References
Grotteria is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about northeast of Reggio Calabria.
The local economy, once based on agriculture and shepherdry, has slowed due to emigration, which shrank the population from 9,242 in 1951 to about 3,380.