Gerace
Comune in Calabria, Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Italian comune. For the Italian river, see Gerace (river). For the Sicilian Roman villa, see Roman villa of Gerace.
Gerace (Italian pronunciation: [dʒeˈraːtʃe]; Greek: γερακιον, romanized: Gerakion, also known as Hierax)[3] is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria, Calabria, southern Italy. Gerace is located some 10 kilometres (6 mi) inland from Locri, yet the latter town and the sea can be seen from Gerace's perch atop a 500-metre (1,600 ft) vertical rock. The town stands on a hill formed of conglomerates of sea fossils from 60 million years ago. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[4]
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Gerace
Griko: Geràkion | |
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Città di Gerace | |
Coordinates: 38°16′N 16°13′E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Calabria |
Metropolitan city | Reggio Calabria (RC) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Giuseppe Pezzimenti |
Area | |
• Total | 35 km2 (14 sq mi) |
Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
Population (31 December 2012)[2] | |
• Total | 2,715 |
• Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Demonym | Geracesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 89040 |
Dialing code | 0964 |
Website | Official website |
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