Martirano
Sign in to saveMartirano is a village and comune of the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Martirano
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Martirano
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Martirano (Italia) - Veduta.jpg
- Italian comune.province
- (CZ)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- San Fili, Muraglie, Persico
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 14.57
- Italian comune.population_total
- 917
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 2013
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Martiranesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 381
- Italian comune.saint
- San Sebastiano
- Italian comune.day
- 20 January
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 88040
- Italian comune.area_code
- 0968
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Martirano is a village and comune of the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy.
==History== Local historians believe that Martirano was built on the ruins of Mamertum, a city of the Roman Empire. Martirano, also known as Marturano, was seat of a bishop until 1818 when it became a titular bishopric.