16 Facts About Reggio Calabria

Reggio Calabria is located in the exact center of the Mediterranean and is known for its climate, ethnic and cultural diversity.

Reggio Calabria is the oldest city in the region, and during ancient times, it was an important and flourishing colony of Magna Graecia.

Reggio Calabria has a modern urban system, set up after the catastrophic earthquake of 1908, which destroyed most of the city.

The seismicity is caused by Reggio being on the Eurasian Plate near the faultline where it meets the African Plate that runs through the strait, dividing the two European regions of Calabria and Sicily into two different tectonic regions.

Reggio Calabria is the seat, since 1907, of the Archeological Superintendence of Bruttium and Lucania.

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Reggio Calabria attempted to conquer Locri as well in 477 BC but was rebuffed.

Reggio Calabria attacked the city for the first time in 396 BC, but he was rebuffed.

Until the 15th century, Reggio Calabria was one of the most important Greek-rite Bishoprics in Italy—even today Greek words are used and are recognisable in local speech and Byzantine terms can be found in local liturgy, in religious icons and even in local recipes.

From 1266 it was ruled by the Angevins, under whom life in Reggio Calabria deteriorated because of their tendency to accumulate wealth in their capital, Naples, leaving Reggio Calabria in the power of local barons.

In 1282, during the Sicilian Vespers, Reggio Calabria rallied in support of Messina and the other oriental Sicily cities because of the shared history, commercial and cultural interests.

The Jewish community of Reggio Calabria was considered to be among the foremost internationally, for the dyeing and the trading of silk: silk woven in Reggio Calabria was esteemed and bought by the Spaniards, the Genoese, the Dutch, the English and the Venetians, as it was recognised as the best silk in the Kingdom of Naples.

In 1806, Napoleon Bonaparte took Reggio Calabria and made the city a Duchy and General Headquarters.

Municipality of Reggio Calabria is divided into 15 sub-municipalities containing the frazioni of Catona, Gallico, Archi, Pentimele, Gallina, Mosorrofa, Orti, Pellaro and Saracinello.

Reggio Calabria retains a somewhat rural ambience despite its sizable population.

Reggio Calabria is a port city with a sizeable fishing industry.

Reggio Calabria, served by air from the Reggio Calabria Airport known as Aeroporto dello Stretto or Tito Minniti Airport, is located a few kilometres south of Reggio.