Cassano all'Ionio

Cassano all'Ionio
Cassano all'Ionio
Comune
	Comune di Cassano all'Ionio
	Clock tower in Cassano
	Cassano all'Ionio Location of Cassano all'Ionio in Italy Cassano all'Ionio Cassano all'Ionio (Calabria)
	Coordinates: 39°47′N 16°19′E / 39.783°N 16.317°E
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Province	Cosenza (CS)
Frazioni	Doria, Lauropoli, Sibari
Government
• Mayor	None (commissars)
Area
• Total	159.07 km2 (61.42 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Population (December 2013)
• Total	18,652
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Demonym	Cassanesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	87011
Dialing code	0981
Patron saint	Holy Crucifix
Saint day	First Friday in March
Website	Official website

Cassano all'Ionio, also named Cassano allo Ionio, is a town and comune in province of Cosenza of Calabria, southern Italy, known in Roman times as Cassanum. It lies in a fertile region in the concave recess of a steep mountain, 60 km northeast of the town of Cosenza, 10 km west of the archaeological site of Sybaris.

History

Cassano was the site of great Saracen defeat of the Byzantine forces in Italy under Pothos in 1031.

The diocese of Cassano was first mentioned in 1059.

Main sites

The rock above the city is crowned by a medieval castle commanding beautiful views. Its tower was believed to be that from which the stone was thrown that killed Milo, but that may be due to an erroneous identification of the town. There are warm sulfurous springs here, which have been used for baths.^[1]

The archaeological site of Sybaris, located near the modern town of Sibari, is part of the comune of Cassano allo Ionio.

People

Frank Costello (1891-1973), gangster

References

^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cassano all' Ionio". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 457.

External links

Media related to Cassano allo Ionio at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Italian)
Diocese of Cassano allo Ionio at the Catholic Encyclopedia

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[1] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cassano all' Ionio". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 457.

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