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Comune in Calabria, Italy
Motta Santa Lucia
Comune
Comune di Motta Santa Lucia
Coat of arms of Motta Santa LuciaCoat of arms
Location of Motta Santa Lucia
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Coordinates: 39°6′N 16°18′E / 39.100°N 16.300°E / 39.100; 16.300
CountryItaly
RegionCalabria
ProvinceCatanzaro (CZ)
FrazioniCasale, Marignano, Porchia, Salice
Government
 • MayorIvano Egeo
Area
 • Total26.3 km (10.2 sq mi)
Elevation590 m (1,940 ft)
Population
 • Total875
 • Density33/km (86/sq mi)
DemonymMottesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code88040
Dialing code0968
ISTAT code079083
Patron saintSt. Lucy
Saint dayDecember 13th
WebsiteOfficial website

Motta Santa Lucia is a comune and town in the province of Catanzaro, Calabria, southern Italy with 792 residents.

Geography

Location

Motta Santa Lucia stands at the top of a hill 590 meters above sea level, geographically located in the lower Savuto valley, on the slopes of Sila Piccola, on the border with the province of Cosenza. The altimetric profile of the municipal territory is between 169 and 1351 meters above sea level.

The surface area of Motta Santa Lucia is 26.3 km.

Climate

In Motta Santa Lucia, for the most part, summers are short, hot, dry and clear and winters are long, cold and rainy.

Borders

The town is bordered by Conflenti, Martirano, Decollatura, Pedivigliano (CS), Altilia (CS).

Events and festivals

  • Saint Lucy: December 13th
  • "Ballata dei Ciucci di Sant'Anna": Last Sunday of July
  • "Ballata dei Babbi": August 15th
  • "Farce": Carnival

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  3. "Bilancio demografico mensile". demo.istat.it. Retrieved 2024-09-12.

Sources

  • Imperio Assisi et al., Decollatura e Motta S. Lucia: due comunità del Reventino, Decollatura: Grafica Reventino, 1980.


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