There were Bronze Age settlements in the area and fossils have been found and are preserved for eventual exhibition in a museum to be established. The ancient Greeks had a settlement on the sea coast - rudiments of a shrine to Apollo have been found. The town on the hill had its origins before 1000 AD but it was greatly expanded after the Saracens started raiding the sea coast. Cirò (known earlier as Psicro) became an important regional center with a castle most of which was constructed between the years 1300 and 1500. Today the castle is in a rather bad shape and should be restored. The administration is attempting to obtain funds and authorisation to do so. Until around 1970 the regional court had its seat in Cirò. After the coastal town split off, much of the administrative functions were transferred there.
The town of Ciro is famous for the production of Calabria's most important wine of the same name. The ancient Greeks started producing this wine under a different name nearly 3000 years ago and it was also offered to victors of the ancient Olympics.[3]
cirò, calabria, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, september, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ciro Calabria news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Ciro is a comune and town with a population of 3614 people in the province of Crotone in Calabria Italy CiroComuneComune di CiroLocation of CiroCiroLocation of Ciro in ItalyShow map of ItalyCiroCiro Calabria Show map of CalabriaCoordinates 39 22 50 N 17 03 50 E 39 38056 N 17 06389 E 39 38056 17 06389CountryItalyRegionCalabriaProvinceCrotone KR FrazioniL Attiva La Cappella Santa VenereGovernment MayorMario CarusoArea 1 Total70 km2 30 sq mi Elevation351 m 1 152 ft Population May 2011 2 Total3 209 Density46 km2 120 sq mi DemonymCirotaniTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code88813Dialing code0962Patron saintSan Francesco di Paola amp San NicodemoSaint dayApril 2 Contents 1 History 2 Economy 3 Notable people 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editThere were Bronze Age settlements in the area and fossils have been found and are preserved for eventual exhibition in a museum to be established The ancient Greeks had a settlement on the sea coast rudiments of a shrine to Apollo have been found The town on the hill had its origins before 1000 AD but it was greatly expanded after the Saracens started raiding the sea coast Ciro known earlier as Psicro became an important regional center with a castle most of which was constructed between the years 1300 and 1500 Today the castle is in a rather bad shape and should be restored The administration is attempting to obtain funds and authorisation to do so Until around 1970 the regional court had its seat in Ciro After the coastal town split off much of the administrative functions were transferred there Economy editCiro relies on the production of oil wine cereals citruses and intense breeding of cattle The town of Ciro is famous for the production of Calabria s most important wine of the same name The ancient Greeks started producing this wine under a different name nearly 3000 years ago and it was also offered to victors of the ancient Olympics 3 Notable people editLuigi Lilio creator of the Gregorian Calendar See also editCiro wineReferences edit 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 Ciro Calabria s Ancient Wine from the Toe of Southern Italy s Boot 8 October 2008 nbsp This Calabrian location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ciro Calabria amp oldid 1036700922, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
