The town is situated at an altitude of 200 meters above sea level at the feet of Mount St. Angelo, a few kilometers from the Tyrrhenian Sea and not far from the Lamezia Terme International Airport.
The hillside location means that the climate is very dry with hot summers and mild winters. The flora is typical of the Mediterranean area, with numerous olive trees and, in the area of the river Savuto, oranges and lemons. The oil production is one of the mainstays of the local economy, as well as tourism and agriculture in general.[citation needed] The mediterranean weather also allows to grow different vegetables and fruits like tomato, zucchini, eggplant, pear, peach, prickly pear cactus and potato. There are also many typical dishes and products. The fauna of the area includes a number of species of birds of prey, foxes, wild boar and, in the mountains, wolves.[citation needed]
The town was known in Roman times as Sabutus, and was located not far from either the ancient cities of Terina or Temesa.
During the Norman rule it was known as Pietramala, becoming Cleto in 1862. In the Angevin period Petramala it was part of the Ajello county, together with other estates and castles.
Main sightsedit
The castle was built by the Normans at the top of Monte Sant'Angelo, overlooking the valley to the sea. It has two large towers of cylindrical shape, the first devoted to defense, guarding the drawbridge on the left. Inside was a large tank collected the rainwater that could be used to quench the thirst, while another tank was placed underground to house food reserves. The other tower was divided into two sections, one for the defense at the top, while the bottom one housed the baronial residence.
Other sights include the Consolation Church, built in the 17th century. It has a bell tower with a spire curved mantle of polychrome majolica (also from the 17th century) and Byzantine-style frescoed ceilings.
cleto, calabria, cleto, greek, kleto, klithos, local, slang, petramala, pietramala, town, comune, province, cosenza, calabria, region, southern, italy, located, hills, facing, aeolian, islands, river, savuto, cletocomunecomune, cletolocation, cletocletolocatio. Cleto Greek Kleto Klithos local slang Petramala Pietramala is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy It is located on the hills facing the Aeolian Islands and the river Savuto CletoComuneComune di CletoLocation of CletoCletoLocation of Cleto in ItalyShow map of ItalyCletoCleto Calabria Show map of CalabriaCoordinates 39 5 N 16 10 E 39 083 N 16 167 E 39 083 16 167CountryItalyRegionCalabriaProvinceCosenza CS FrazioniContrada Gioiosa Contrada Passamorrone Contrada Pianta Contrada Vespano Marina di Savuto SavutoGovernment MayorArmando BossioArea 1 Total18 98 km2 7 33 sq mi Elevation250 m 820 ft Population 28 December 2017 2 Total1 268 Density67 km2 170 sq mi DemonymCletesiTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code87030Dialing code0982Patron saintSt Anthony of PaduaSaint day13 JuneWebsiteOfficial website The town is situated at an altitude of 200 meters above sea level at the feet of Mount St Angelo a few kilometers from the Tyrrhenian Sea and not far from the Lamezia Terme International Airport The hillside location means that the climate is very dry with hot summers and mild winters The flora is typical of the Mediterranean area with numerous olive trees and in the area of the river Savuto oranges and lemons The oil production is one of the mainstays of the local economy as well as tourism and agriculture in general citation needed The mediterranean weather also allows to grow different vegetables and fruits like tomato zucchini eggplant pear peach prickly pear cactus and potato There are also many typical dishes and products The fauna of the area includes a number of species of birds of prey foxes wild boar and in the mountains wolves citation needed Contents 1 History 2 Main sights 3 Monuments 3 1 Cleto of Castle 3 2 Savuto of Castle 3 3 Consolation Church 3 4 Saint Mary Assumption Church 3 5 SS Rosario Church 4 People 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message The town was known in Roman times as Sabutus and was located not far from either the ancient cities of Terina or Temesa During the Norman rule it was known as Pietramala becoming Cleto in 1862 In the Angevin period Petramala it was part of the Ajello county together with other estates and castles Main sights editThe castle was built by the Normans at the top of Monte Sant Angelo overlooking the valley to the sea It has two large towers of cylindrical shape the first devoted to defense guarding the drawbridge on the left Inside was a large tank collected the rainwater that could be used to quench the thirst while another tank was placed underground to house food reserves The other tower was divided into two sections one for the defense at the top while the bottom one housed the baronial residence Other sights include the Consolation Church built in the 17th century It has a bell tower with a spire curved mantle of polychrome majolica also from the 17th century and Byzantine style frescoed ceilings Monuments editCleto of Castle edit Savuto of Castle edit Consolation Church edit Saint Mary Assumption Church edit SS Rosario Church editPeople editBob Chiarelli former Mayor of Ottawa is of Cletese heritage Peter Chiarelli current General Manager of the Edmonton Oilers is of Cletese heritage See also editSavuto riverReferences edit Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011 Italian National Institute of Statistics Retrieved 16 March 2019 All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute Istat 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 Cleto Calabria amp oldid 1169178692, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
