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As with many other places in Calabria, Pizzo claims ancient origins. The town may have been founded by colonists from an unknown site in ancient Magna Grecia, but there is currently no documentary or archeological evidence to support this. Consequently, the history of Pizzo begins in 1300 when the existence of a community of Basilian monks, a fort, and a fishing village is documented . The name Pizzo (translated either as bird's beak or projecting point) fits perfectly with the tuffa promontory that juts out into the sea near the mouth of the river Angitola.
For centuries tuna was trapped in the beaches around Pizzo, especially in the months of May and June. Despite fading in importance over time this activity continued until the 1970s in the Centofontane area, where nets were spread to corral tuna from offshore. Ruins of the activity remain. The activity is now banned. The Piedigrotta and Prangi areas include some sea caves, and "the cave of the Saracen", although largely eroded today, was supposedly used by Saracen pirates to store booty and people captured during their raids along the coast of Calabria.
The former King of Naples Joachim Murat, who was the brother-in-law of Napoleon, was imprisoned for several days in the town's Aragonese castle and then sentenced to death. He was executed by firing squad on October 13, 1815, in the main hall of the castle and was possibly buried in the church of San Giorgio. Paradoxically, the castle is now called Castello Murat. Inside the castle is the Provincial Museum Murat.
In 1783 the town was almost destroyed by an earthquake, and it suffered some damage from the same cause in 1905.
Main sightsEdit
It has an old castle, built by the Aragonese in the 15th century, in which Joachim Murat, ex-king of Naples, was shot on October 13, 1815.
Other sights include the Baroque church of St. George (1632) and the cave church of Piedigrotta (17th century)
FoodEdit
Pizzo is famous in the area for its Tartufo, a large ball of ice cream filled with molten chocolate.
Climate data for Pizzo, Calabria, Italy , 1981−2010 normals,[a] extremes 1895−present[b]
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Average high °F
57
57
61
64
72
79
82
84
79
73
66
59
69
Average low °F
43
43
46
52
57
64
68
68
63
57
50
45
55
Average high °C
14
14
16
18
22
26
28
29
26
23
19
15
21
Average low °C
6
6
8
11
14
18
20
20
17
14
10
7
13
Source: NOAA (relative humidity and sun 1961–1990),[4][5][6] The Weather Channel[7]
ReferencesEdit
^"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)
^"Lamezia Terme Airport". lameziaairport.com/. Retrieved 8 April 2023. Nearby towns are Tropea, Soverato, Pizzo, Vibo Valentia and Cantanzaro among others.
^ "Station Name: INTL AP". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
^"WMO Climate Normals for Pizzo, Italy 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
^"Monthly Averages for Pizzo International Airport". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 2013-10-12.
NotesEdit
^Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1981 to 2010.
^Official records for Pizzo were kept at the from September 1895 to November 1900, the Pizzo COOP from December 1900 to May 1911, the Weather Bureau Office from June 1911 to February 1937, at various locations in and around the city from March 1937 to July 1942, and at Pizzo Int'l since August 1942. For more information, see ThreadEx.
External linksEdit
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Italian September 2011 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Italian article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 2 955 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at it Pizzo Italia see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated it Pizzo Italia to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Pizzo Calabrian U Pizzu also called Pizzo Calabro is a seaport and comune in the province of Vibo Valentia Calabria southern Italy situated on a steep cliff overlooking the Gulf of Saint Euphemia Pizzo U Pizzu Sicilian ComuneComune di PizzoCoat of armsLocation of PizzoPizzoLocation of Pizzo in ItalyShow map of ItalyPizzoPizzo Calabria Show map of CalabriaCoordinates 38 44 N 16 10 E 38 733 N 16 167 E 38 733 16 167CountryItalyRegionCalabriaProvinceVibo Valentia VV Area 1 Total22 34 km2 8 63 sq mi Elevation44 m 144 ft Population 31 March 2013 2 Total9 263 Density410 km2 1 100 sq mi DemonymNapetini or Pizzitani local Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code89812Dialing code0963ISTAT code102027Patron saintSan GiorgioSaint day23 AprilWebsiteOfficial websiteFishing is one of the main activities including that of tuna and coral Contents 1 History 2 Main sights 3 Food 4 Transport 5 Climate 6 References 7 Notes 8 External linksHistory EditAs with many other places in Calabria Pizzo claims ancient origins The town may have been founded by colonists from an unknown site in ancient Magna Grecia but there is currently no documentary or archeological evidence to support this Consequently the history of Pizzo begins in 1300 when the existence of a community of Basilian monks a fort and a fishing village is documented The name Pizzo translated either as bird s beak or projecting point fits perfectly with the tuffa promontory that juts out into the sea near the mouth of the river Angitola For centuries tuna was trapped in the beaches around Pizzo especially in the months of May and June Despite fading in importance over time this activity continued until the 1970s in the Centofontane area where nets were spread to corral tuna from offshore Ruins of the activity remain The activity is now banned The Piedigrotta and Prangi areas include some sea caves and the cave of the Saracen although largely eroded today was supposedly used by Saracen pirates to store booty and people captured during their raids along the coast of Calabria The former King of Naples Joachim Murat who was the brother in law of Napoleon was imprisoned for several days in the town s Aragonese castle and then sentenced to death He was executed by firing squad on October 13 1815 in the main hall of the castle and was possibly buried in the church of San Giorgio Paradoxically the castle is now called Castello Murat Inside the castle is the Provincial Museum Murat In 1783 the town was almost destroyed by an earthquake and it suffered some damage from the same cause in 1905 Main sights EditIt has an old castle built by the Aragonese in the 15th century in which Joachim Murat ex king of Naples was shot on October 13 1815 Other sights include the Baroque church of St George 1632 and the cave church of Piedigrotta 17th century Food EditPizzo is famous in the area for its Tartufo a large ball of ice cream filled with molten chocolate Transport EditThe nearest airport is Lamezia Terme Airport 3 Climate EditClimate data for Pizzo Calabria Italy 1981 2010 normals a extremes 1895 present b Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high F 57 57 61 64 72 79 82 84 79 73 66 59 69Average low F 43 43 46 52 57 64 68 68 63 57 50 45 55Average high C 14 14 16 18 22 26 28 29 26 23 19 15 21Average low C 6 6 8 11 14 18 20 20 17 14 10 7 13Source NOAA relative humidity and sun 1961 1990 4 5 6 The Weather Channel 7 References 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 Lamezia Terme Airport lameziaairport com Retrieved 8 April 2023 Nearby towns are Tropea Soverato Pizzo Vibo Valentia and Cantanzaro among others NowData NOAA Online Weather Data National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Retrieved 2016 04 13 Station Name INTL AP National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Retrieved 2014 05 26 WMO Climate Normals for Pizzo Italy 1961 1990 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Retrieved October 31 2013 Monthly Averages for Pizzo International Airport The Weather Channel Retrieved 2013 10 12 Notes Edit Mean monthly maxima and minima i e the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year calculated based on data at said location from 1981 to 2010 Official records for Pizzo were kept at the from September 1895 to November 1900 the Pizzo COOP from December 1900 to May 1911 the Weather Bureau Office from June 1911 to February 1937 at various locations in and around the city from March 1937 to July 1942 and at Pizzo Int l since August 1942 For more information see ThreadEx External links Edit nbsp Media related to Pizzo at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pizzo Calabria amp oldid 1148803857, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
