Reggio Calabria


	City	Comune di Reggio Calabria
	Region	Calabria
	Province	Province Of Reggio Calabria (RC)
	Altitude	31
	Area Cityproper	236
	Population As Of	31 December , 2005
	Populationdensity	190,127
	Populationdensitymetric	806
	Timezone	CET , UTC +1
	Coordinates
	Frazioni	Catona, Gallico, Archi, Gallina, Mosorrofa, Ortì, Pellaro
	Telephone	0965
	Postalcode	89100
	Gentilic	Reggini, Aschenazi, Ausoni
	Saint	Saint George
	Day	23 April
	Mayor	Giuseppe Scopelliti (since June 1 , 2002 )
	Website	wwwreggiocalit

Reggio di Calabria (''Rìggiu'' in calabrian dialect), is the largest city in Calabria , Italy and the capital of the Province Of Reggio Calabria . It is located on the toe of the Italian boot. The city proper has about 200,000 inhabitants, but the population of the urban area is more. Reggio is the oldest city in Calabria history.

HISTORY

Founded as Rhegion by Greek settlers in the 8th Century BC , the city was devastated by several major Earthquakes and associated Tsunami . During the Roman Empire it was called Rhegium Julii as noble roman city, later it became Byzantine city, and in th 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 .

MODERN CITY

Reggio Calabria is located on the Strait Of Messina on the other side of which lies the Sicilian city of Messina . The two cities are closely connected, being 20 minutes apart by Ferry .

Reggio is the exact center of the Mediterranean Sea .

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

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

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