Scalea ( Italian: Scalea ) - a commune in Italy , located in the region of Calabria , in the province of Cosenza .
| Commune | |
| Scalea | |
|---|---|
| Scalea | |
| A country |  Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Provinces | Cosenza |
| History and Geography | |
| Square | 22 km² |
| Center height | 25 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | 10,429 people ( 2008 ) |
| Density | 473 people / km² |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +39 0985 |
| Postcode | 87029 |
| Car code | |
| ISTAT Code | 078138 |
| Other | |
| Mayor of the commune | Pasquale Basile (indipendente) dal 2010 |
| comune.scalea.cs.it (ital.) | |
The population is 10,429 people (2008), the population density is 473 people / km². It covers an area of 22 km². Zip code is 87029. Phone code is 0985.
The patroness of the village is considered to be the holy Beata Vergine Maria del Monte Carmelo.
Demographics
Population dynamics:
Local Attractions
- Palazzo dei Principi ( 13th century )
- Palazzetto Normanno ( XII century )
- Church of San Nicola in Plateis ( VIII century , subsequently restored)
- Torre Talao Tower, a tower built in the 16th century as part of a system of 337 towers that stand guard against pirate attacks.
Interesting fact.
Since 2007, the city of Scalea has become popular with Russians as a place to buy real estate for recreation. [1] [2] [3] [4] .
Notes
- ↑ - “By the end of 2011, more than 1,000 Russian citizens owning real estate in Scalea had accumulated, which is 10% of the resident population of the city ...” - Ekonomіchna Pravda newspaper
- ↑ “Scalea - the Russian“ Mecca in Italy ”- interview with Giuseppe Mingrone - Newspaper“ Il Quotidiano ”
- ↑ - “The largest Italian television channel Rai-1 reports a boom in buying real estate among Russians for holidays in Italy. The TG-1 program with an episode about Russian summer residents in Italy aired on prime time on August 8, 2015 at 20:00 and had an audience of 9 million viewers. ”
- ↑ - “Russian oligarchs flee Nice” - interview with Vlad Hilton - Channel One Business