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Encyclopedia > Stilo
Comune di Stilo

Municipal coat of arms
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Calabria
Province Reggio Calabria (RC)
Mayor Giancarlo Miriello (since May 31, 2006)
Elevation 386 m
Area 78.49 km²
Population
 - Total (as of 2001) 2,813
 - Density 36/km²
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 38°29′N, 16°28′E
Gentilic Stilesi
Dialing code 0964
Postal code 89049
Frazioni Caldarella, Bordingiano, Gatticello, Ferdinandea, Mila
Patron St. George
 - Day April 23
Website: www.comune.stilo.rc.it
The Cattolica of Stilo, a Byzantine-style church from the 11th century.
The Cattolica of Stilo, a Byzantine-style church from the 11th century.

Stilo is a town and commune in the province of Reggio Calabria, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is located 151 km from Reggio Calabria. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... The Regions of Italy were granted a degree of regional autonomy in the 1948 constitution, which states that the constitutions role is: to recognize, protect and promote local autonomy, to ensure that services at the State level are as decentralized as possible, and to adapt the principles and laws... View in Calabria. ... In Italy, a province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between municipality (comune) and region (regione). ... Reggio Calabria (It. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... Here are a list of area codes in Italy. ... A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other subdivisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. ... For alternate uses, see Saint George (disambiguation) Saint George on horseback rides alongside a wounded dragon being led by a princess, late 19th century engraving. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (114th in leap years). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 661 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (812 × 737 pixel, file size: 344 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)from Il Modulo encyclopedia, 1976 ^ 17 U.S.C. §104A File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 661 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (812 × 737 pixel, file size: 344 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)from Il Modulo encyclopedia, 1976 ^ 17 U.S.C. §104A File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert... Reggio Calabria (It. ... View in Calabria. ... Location within Italy Map of Italy showing Reggio Calabria in the south Reggio Calabria (officially Reggio di Calabria, Rìggiu in calabrian dialect, Righi in Greek-Calabrian), is the largest and the oldest city in Calabria, Italy. ...


The economy of the commune is mainly based on agriculture, with production of cereals, oil, wine and cheese. There are mines of iron and lead. This article is about cereals in general. ... Natural olive oil Synthetic motor oil An oil is any substance that is in a viscous liquid state (oily) at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer, and is both hydrophobic (immiscible with water, literally water fearing) and lipophilic (miscible with other oils, literally fat loving). This general definition includes compound classes... Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals. ... General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Standard atomic weight 55. ... For Pb as an abbreviation, see PB. General Name, Symbol, Number lead, Pb, 82 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 6, p Appearance bluish gray Standard atomic weight 207. ...


At 10 km from the city is the promontory of Cape Stilo, where in 1940 the Battle of Punta Stilo was fought by the Italian and British Navies. Battle of Calabria Conflict World War II Date 9 July 1940 Place Near Calabria, Italy Result Inconclusive The Battle of Calabria, also known as the Battle of Punta Stilo, was a naval battle between ships of the British Royal Navy and the Italian Regia Marina, that occurred 30 miles to... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ...


History

The origins of Stilo are connected to the destruction of the ancient Greek colony of Kaulon by Dionysius II of Syracuse, followed by another by the Campanians (allied of the Romans) in 277 BC. Dionysius the Younger or Dionysius II (c. ...


Main sights

  • The Cattolica di Stilo, a 10th century church in the Byzantine style
  • The Cathedral
  • Church of San Domenico
  • Church of San Nicola da Tolentino
  • The Norman Castle of Roger II
  • The Fountain of the Dolphins

The Cattolica of Stilo. ... Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire. ...

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The Fiat Stilo is a small family car produced by the Italian automaker Fiat since 2001.
The 187 bhp Fiat Stilo was the Italian company's representative for the 2004 season.
Later, an Abarth and a Schumacher special edition's Stilo was added; the first with the 2.4 20 valve engine and 170hp, the second with Family I GM 1.8 16v engine.
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