Reggio Calabria

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Reggio Calabria (officially Reggio di Calabria, Rìggiu in Calabrian dialect, Righi in Greek-Calabrian), is the largest and the oldest city in Calabria, Italy. Located on the toe of the Italian boot, it's the capital of the province of Reggio Calabria. The city proper has about 200,000 inhabitants, but the population of the urban area is more.

History

Founded as Rhegion by Greek settlers in the 8th century BCE, the city was devastated by several major earthquakes and associated tsunami. During the Roman Empire it was called Rhegium Julium as a noble Roman city. Later it became a Byzantine city, and in the 12th century it became part of the Kingdom of Sicily and the Kingdom of Naples (13th century).

Reggio Calabria is known as the location of the first dated Hebrew book, a Rashi commentary on the Pentateuch printed in 1475.

The worst earthquakes came in 1783 and on December 28, 1908.

Main sights

Culture

Reggio Calabria was the hometown of Gianni Versace, where his family were tailors.

See also

• University of Reggio Calabria
• List of mayors of Reggio Calabria
• Reggio Calabria Airport

External links

• [The City of Reggio Calabria]
• [Province of Reggio Calabria]
• [ItalianVisits.com]

 

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