Piane Crati

Comune in Calabria, Italy

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Location of Piane Crati

39°14′N 16°20′E / 39.233°N 16.333°E / 39.233; 16.333CountryItalyRegionCalabriaProvinceCosenza (CS)Government

• MayorMichele AmbroggioArea

^[1]

• Total2 km² (0.8 sq mi)Elevation

620 m (2,030 ft)Population

(30 April 2012)^[2]

• Total1,409 • Density700/km² (1,800/sq mi)DemonymPianotiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

87050

Dialing code0984ISTAT code078097 Patron saintSaint BarbaraWebsiteOfficial website

Piane Crati (Calabrian: Chiànë; Greek: Krathys) is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

Located in the Crati river valley, 12 km from Cosenza, it is the smallest town in Calabria. The town was severely damaged in an earthquake on 27 March 1638.^[3]

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
^ Solovʹev, Sergeĭ Leonidovich; Soloviev, Sergey L.; Solovieva, Olga N.; Go, Chan N.; Kim, Khen S.; Shchetnikov, Nikolay A. (2000-09-30). Tsunamis in the Mediterranean Sea 2000 B.C.-2000 A.D. Springer. ISBN 9780792365488.