Santa Caterina Dello Ionio

SANTA CATERINA DELLO IONIO

Santa Caterina dello Ionio is located to the southern extremity of the gulf of Squillace, on the Ionic side of Serre, it was erected in X century after devastating Saracen raid. It rose as strengthen village and it was provided of four gateways, but today it still remains only one: “Porta dell’acqua” (Water Door). It took part of Badolato countship and it became property of Conclubet until 1487. Different stocks came in succession up to 1685, when it passed to Marzano who erected a castle that was destroyed by an earthquake in 1783. In 1799 it became feud of Di Francia until 1807. The appreciated waters flow in the place “SCARPARO” (shoemaker).

POPULATION 2.277 (M 1.110, F 1.167)

DESINTY 55,2

AREA 41,25

ELEVATION 459 m. s.l.m.

PROVINCE Catanzaro

MUNICIPALITY Via Roma Tel. 0967 – 84.306

DEMONYM Caterisani

TOURIST ACCOMODATIONS

AGRITURISMO LA SENA

Via delle Serre snc/ Loc. Sirleto, Tel. 0967 630093

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