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Encyclopedia > Catanzaro
Comune di Catanzaro
Coat of arms of Comune di Catanzaro
Municipal coat of arms
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Calabria
Province Catanzaro (CZ)
Mayor Rosario Olivo (since June 2006)
Elevation 342 m
Area 111.3 km²
Population
 - Total (as of May 31, 2005) 94,969
 - Density 853/km²
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 38°54′N, 16°36′E
Gentilic Catanzaresi
Dialing code 0961
Postal code 88100
Frazioni Marina, Santa Maria, Piterà, Sant'Elia, Gagliano, Siano, Sala, Cava, Corvo, Germaneto, Giovino, Pontegrande
Patron St. Vitalianus and St. Agatius (co-patron)
 - Day July 16

Location of Catanzaro in Italy
Website: www.comune.catanzaro.it
Cathedral.
Cathedral.

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Aerial view of the historical centre.
Aerial view of the historical centre.

This town rises on a rock and is split into two parts by the steep Fiumarella valley, the two sections being connected by a huge concrete steel bridge (the Viadotto Morandi), among the highest in Europe, built in 1960 on a design of architect Riccardo Morandi. The beach side neighborhood Catanzaro Lido, located about 5 kilometers south, has a wide promenade and a harbor for small fishing and pleasure boats. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Riccardo Morandi (1 September 1902 - 25 December 1989) was an important Italian civil and structural engineer. ...

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History

The origins of the name are debated. Some say it derived from two Byzantine generals, Kattaro and Zaro, while another theory is that Zaro was the original name of the river (Zarapotamo), so that katà Zaro would mean beyond the river. According to Luigi Settembrini, the name could also be derived by the Greek words kata'- antheros "on the flowery (hills)" “Byzantine” redirects here. ... Luigi Settembrini (1813 - 1877), Italian man of letters and politician, was born in Naples. ...


The old town was built over three hills (St. Trifone or St. Rocco Hill; Episcopate's Hill; St. John's Hill) in Byzantine times.


In the 15th century, under the Aragonese domination of southern Italy, Catanzaro was the silk producing capital of the world that created silks and lace for the world's courts and Vatican. Merchants often came from all over Europe to buy the silk in the port of Reggio Calabria before Pentecost day. For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Reggio Calabria (officially Reggio di Calabria, Rìggiu in Calabrian dialect, Righi in Greek-Calabrian), is the largest and the oldest city in Calabria, Italy, dating back to the 8th century BC (see history below). ... The Descent of the Holy Spirit in a 15th century illuminated manuscript. ...


During the revolt of Calabrian barons of 1528, the Spanish viceroy Pedro Alarcon de Mendoza with 11,000 loyal troops resisted a long siege, gaining for the city the title of magnifica at fidelissima by emperor Charles V and the right to mint coin. For the Carlist claimant King Carlos V, see Infante Carlos, Count of Molina. ...


A devastating earthquake in 1783 wiped away churches, palaces and a large part of the population, and a second in earthquake in 1832 completed the destruction of most of the ancient historical buildings. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1832 (MDCCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...


Catanzaro was once a flourishing Byzantine center as well as an early Norman outpost. The former Norman castle still remains today. The Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ...


Main sights

  • Duomo (Cathedral). Built over a Norman cathedral built in 1121, in the 16th century it received a Renaissance façade which was however destroyed in 1638. The church was almost entirely destroyed by the bombings of 1943, and was later rebuilt.
  • Basilica dell'Immacolata.
  • Church of the Santissimo Rosario (15th or 16th century), with a Renaissance façade and a single nave interior.
  • Church of Sant'Omobono (11th or 12th century).
  • Byzantine small church of Sant'Omobono (11th century).
  • Chiesa dell'Osservanza, or Santa Teresa. In the interior is the 16th century Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre and a statue of "Madonna delle Grazie" by Antonello Gagini.
  • Remains of the Norman Castle.
  • Porta di S. Agostino and Porta di Stratò, two gates which are the last remains of the medieval walls, demolished in 1805.
  • Palazzo de' Nobili (15th century), now Town Hall.

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Notable people

Catanzaro is home of the Nobel prize winner Renato Dulbecco and of the contemporary artist Mimmo Rotella, inventor of the Decollage, and notable scholar and proffesional BMW driver F.J. Catanzaro, IV. The Nobel Prizes (Swedish: ) are awarded for Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace, and Physiology or Medicine. ... Renato Dulbecco (born February 22, 1914) is an Italian-born virologist. ... Mimmo Rotella (1918-2006) was an Italian artist and poet best known for his works of décollage, made from torn advertising posters. ... Décollage, in art, is the opposite of collage; instead of an image being built up of all or parts of existing images, it is created by cutting, tearing away or otherwise removing, pieces of an original image. ...


Economy

Catanzaro's economy is mostly based on tertiary and services. Industries are mostly medium- and small-size companies working with a local market.


Transportation

Catanzaro is served by the SS106 Jonica state road which connects it to the A3 Highway.


In the city centre is a funicular line with three stations. A metropolitan service (with c. 1,600,000 users per year, with 20 trains working) is provided by Ferrovie della Calabria, with a total of 11 railways station in the city, plus others in 12 comuni of the hinterland. The rest of the public transportation system is based on by 49 bus lines of AMC (Azienda per la Mobilità Catanzaro).


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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Catanzaro (98 words)
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The diocese has a population of 85,000, with 48 parishes, 97 churches and chapels, 116 secular and 4 regular priests, 1 religious house of men, and 5 of women.
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