Roccella Ionica Explained

Roccella Ionica
Official Name:Comune di Roccella Ionica
Coordinates:38.3167°N 40°W
Metropolitan City:Reggio Calabria (RC)
Frazioni:Mancino, Spanò Bosco Catalano, Canne, Cutunizza, Ferraro, Serulline.
Mayor:Vittorio Zito
Area Total Km2:37
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:6768
Population As Of:December 2007
Population Demonym:Roccellesi (Ruccejoti in the local dialect)
Elevation M:16
Saint:Saint Victor
Day:21 July
Postal Code:89047
Area Code:0964

Roccella Ionica (pronounced as /it/; also known as Roccella Jonica or simply as Roccella (Roccellese: Sicilian: Rucceja) is a town and comune located on the Ionian Sea in Calabria, southern Italy.

Possibly built on the site of the ancient Greek settlement of Amphissa, Roccella is probably best known for hosting a major annual jazz festival. It is a town on the sea and has many tourists in summer for beach vacations.

Twin towns

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Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)