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Melissa, Calabria
Melissa (Calabrian: Mèlissë) is a comune in the province of Crotone, in Calabria. The village Melissa is situated in the mountainous inland, while the frazione of Torre Melissa is on the Ionian Sea coast. The Melissa DOC is a Calabrian wine region.
Melissa | |
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| Comune di Melissa | |
Coat of arms | |
Melissa Location of Melissa in Italy Melissa Melissa (Calabria) | |
| Coordinates: 39°18′30″N 17°01′40″E / 39.30833°N 17.02778°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Crotone (KR) |
| Frazioni | Torre Melissa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raffaele Falbo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,624 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Melissesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 88817 (88814 Torre Melissa) |
| Dialing code | 0962 |
| Patron saint | Saint Nicholas |
| Website | Official website |
History
Melissa is mentioned for the first time in 13th century documents. It was a fief of the de Micheli family (1463–66), Venetian nobles based in Calabria, of the Campitelli family (1485–1688) and, later, to the Pignatelli (1688–1806).
In 1949 it was the location of a massacre, when the police shot against the population, killing three people.
Twin towns
Melissa is twinned with:
- Gattatico, Italy
- Sant'Ilario d'Enza, Italy
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ ISTAT 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine