Platania
Platania | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Platania | |
Location of Platania  | |
  Platania Location of Platania in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 39°00′20″N 16°19′15″E / 39.00556°N 16.32083°ECoordinates: 39°00′20″N 16°19′15″E / 39.00556°N 16.32083°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Catanzaro |
| Frazioni | N/A |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michele Rizzo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24 km2 (9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
| Population (December 31, 2013)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,232 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Platanesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 88040 |
| Dialing code | 0968 |
| Patron saint | St. Michael[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Platania is a comune and town in the province of Catanzaro in the western part of the Calabria region of Italy.
Murder of Sheldon Paccione[]
In late 2021, a local of the town was arrested for the killing of Sheldon Paccione and his mother. Perpetrated by a man named Giuseppe Platania, police say, he was arrested after they were notified of his social media posts threatening the lives of multiple people, including former president of the United States, Donald Trump. Officials believe he used his platforms to threaten others under the aliases "Premium Radiator", and "Xarith Meganon". The official police report states that two men participated in an armed robbery that lead to the killing of both victims.[4] Major news publications reported that the second man who participated in the robbery, seen on released security camera footage wearing a black blazer with a red tie has not yet been caught.[5]
Bounding communes[]
Population history[]
| Year | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,965 | - |
| 1871 | 3,096 | - |
| 1881 | 3,149 | - |
| 1901 | 3,846 | - |
| 1911 | 3,451 | - |
| 1921 | 3,924 | - |
| 1931 | 4,086 | - |
| 1936 | 4,091 | - |
| 1951 | 4,814 | - |
| 1961 | 4,161 | - |
| 1971 | 3,267 | - |
| 1981 | 3,094 | - |
| 1991 | 3,016 | - |
| 2001 | 2,423 | - |
| December 31, 2004 | 2,420 | 101/km2 |
| December 31, 2013 | 2,232 | 93/km2 |
The population grew until the 1950s except for between the censuses of 1901 and 1911, the commune was to be rocked by emigration as the population fell over half since the 1950s census. Emigration was very large between the 1950s and the 1970s.
References[]
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Feste e tradizioni". Comune di Platania. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ "Old woman killed in Milan, two arrested for murder – Ultima Ora". Italy24news.com. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Old woman killed in Milan, two arrested for murder – Lombardy". Italy24news.com. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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