Marcellinara

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Marcellinara
Comune di Marcellinara
Marcellinara
Location of Marcellinara
Marcellinara is located in Italy
Marcellinara
Marcellinara
Location of Marcellinara in Italy
Coordinates: 38°56′N 16°30′E / 38.933°N 16.500°E / 38.933; 16.500Coordinates: 38°56′N 16°30′E / 38.933°N 16.500°E / 38.933; 16.500
CountryItaly
RegionCalabria
ProvinceCatanzaro (CZ)
Government
 • MayorVittorio Scerbo
Area
 • Total20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation
337 m (1,106 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2015)[2]
 • Total2,085
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Marcellinaresi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
88044
Dialing code0961
Patron saintSan Francesco da Paola
Saint day2 April
WebsiteOfficial website

Marcellinara (Calabrian: Marcinàri) is a comune and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is a small village located in the middle of the narrowest strip (isthmus) of Italy and one of the narrowest of Europe as well, between the Ionian (East) and the ; the distance between them is only 40 km.

It is located close to both the regional capital of Catanzaro and the international airport of Lamezia Terme.

Transport[]

The village is around 20 minutes far away from Lamezia Terme International Airport, from Lamezia Terme Centrale railway station and from the A3 Salerno-Reggio Calabria high-way exit of the same Lamezia Terme.

It is also 15 minutes away from the train station of Catanzaro Lido and 10 minutes from the SS 106 Taranto-Reggio Calabria exit.

References[]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.



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