Sellia, Calabria Explained

See also: Sellia Marina.

Sellia
Official Name:Comune di Sellia
Coordinates:38.9833°N 54°W
Province: (CZ)
Area Total Km2:12
Population Total:526
Population As Of:31 December 2013
Elevation M:560
Postal Code:88050
Area Code:0961

Sellia is a village and comune in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

There were 1,300 residents in the town in 1960. In 2015 the town had 537 residents; about 60% of the residents are over 65 years of age. That year Davide Zicchinella, the mayor, signed a decree stating that "it is forbidden to get sick in the town."[1]

Geography

The village is bordered by Albi, Catanzaro, Magisano, Pentone, Simeri Crichi, Soveria Simeri and Zagarise.

Notes and References

  1. "Italian town warns people to 'stop dying'" (Archive). The Local. August 7, 2015. Retrieved on August 8, 2015.