Tropea
Municipality in Calabria, Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For people named Tropea, see Tropea (surname). For the village in Arcadia, Greece, see Tropaia.
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
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Comune di Tropea | |
Coordinates: 38°40′45″N 15°53′55″E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Calabria |
Province | Vibo Valentia (VV) |
Frazioni | Marina |
Government | |
• Mayor | Giovanni 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 |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
Demonym | Tropeani (dialectal: Trupiani) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 89861 |
Dialing code | 0963 |
Patron saint | St. Madonna of Romania |
Saint day | March 27 |
Website | Official website |
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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]