Tropea

Municipality in Calabria, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Tropea (Italian: [troˈpɛːa]; Calabrian: Trupìa; Latin: Tropaea; Ancient Greek: Τράπεια, romanized: Trápeia) is a municipality in the province of Vibo Valentia, in the Italian region of Calabria. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]

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Tropea
Trupìa (Sicilian)
Trápeia (Greek)
Comune di Tropea
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View of the historic centre of Tropea
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Location of Tropea
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Location of Tropea in Italy
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Tropea
Tropea (Calabria)
Coordinates: 38.67538°N 15.89479°E / 38.67538; 15.89479
CountryItaly
RegionCalabria
ProvinceVibo Valentia (VV)
FrazioniMarina
Government
  MayorGiovanni Macrì (Forza Italia)
Area
  Total
3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2015)[2]
  Total
6,462
  Density2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
DemonymTropeani (dialectal: Trupiani)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
89861
Dialing code0963
Patron saintSt. Madonna of Romania
Saint dayMarch 27
Websitewww.comune.tropea.vv.it
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Tropea is a seaside resort with sandy beaches, located on the Gulf of Saint Euphemia, part of the Tyrrhenian Sea, on Italy's west coast and was named "Most beautiful village in Italy" for 2021.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
18615,133    
18715,703+11.1%
18815,929+4.0%
19016,264+5.7%
19116,001−4.2%
19216,028+0.4%
19315,913−1.9%
19366,088+3.0%
YearPop.±%
19516,953+14.2%
19616,702−3.6%
19716,852+2.2%
19816,868+0.2%
19916,869+0.0%
20016,836−0.5%
20116,555−4.1%
20215,911−9.8%
Source: ISTAT
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Notable people

Twin towns

Tropea is twinned with:

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Panorama of Tropea from the Tyrrhenian Sea

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