Piane Crati Explained

Piane Crati
Official Name:Comune di Piane Crati
Coordinates:39.2333°N 36°W
Province: (CS)
Mayor:Michele Ambroggio
Area Total Km2:2
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1409
Population As Of:30 April 2012
Population Demonym:Pianoti
Elevation M:620
Saint:Saint Barbara
Postal Code:87050
Area Code:0984
Istat:078097

Piane Crati (Calabrian: Neapolitan: Chiànë;) is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

Located in the Crati river valley, 12 km from Cosenza, it is the smallest town in Calabria. The town was severely damaged in an earthquake on 27 March 1638.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  2. Book: Tsunamis in the Mediterranean Sea 2000 B.C.-2000 A.D. 9780792365488. Solovʹev. Sergeĭ Leonidovich. Soloviev. Sergey L.. Solovieva. Olga N.. Go. Chan N.. Kim. Khen S.. Shchetnikov. Nikolay A.. 2000-09-30. Springer.