Gerocarne
Encyclopedia
Gerocarne is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia
in the Italian
region Calabria
, located about 50 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 15 km southeast of Vibo Valentia
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,391 and an area of 44.9 km².
Gerocarne borders the following municipalities: Arena
, Dasà
, Dinami
, Francica
, Mileto
, Serra San Bruno
, Sorianello
, Soriano Calabro
, Spadola
, Stefanaconi
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia
Province of Vibo Valentia
The Province of Vibo Valentia is a province in the Calabria region of Italy, set up by a national law of 6 March 1992 which came into effect on 1 January 1996, and formerly part of the Province of Catanzaro...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Calabria
Calabria
Calabria , in antiquity known as Bruttium, is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. The capital city of Calabria is Catanzaro....
, located about 50 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 15 km southeast of Vibo Valentia
Vibo Valentia
Vibo Valentia is a city and comune in the Calabria region of southern Italy, near the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital of the province of Vibo Valentia, and is an agricultural, commercial and tourist center . There are also several large manufacturing industries, including the tuna district of...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,391 and an area of 44.9 km².
Gerocarne borders the following municipalities: Arena
Arena (VV)
Arena is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 50 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 15 km southeast of Vibo Valentia...
, Dasà
Dasà
Dasà is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 50 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 15 km southeast of Vibo Valentia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,316 and an area of 6.19 km².Dasà borders the following...
, Dinami
Dinami
Dinami is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 90 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 32 km southeast of Vibo Valentia...
, Francica
Francica
Francica is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 50 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 6 km south of Vibo Valentia...
, Mileto
Mileto
Mileto is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 60 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 6 km south of Vibo Valentia.Mileto is the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Mileto....
, Serra San Bruno
Serra San Bruno
Serra San Bruno is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 40 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 25 km southeast of Vibo Valentia...
, Sorianello
Sorianello
Sorianello is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 45 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 15 km southeast of Vibo Valentia...
, Soriano Calabro
Soriano Calabro
Soriano Calabro is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 45 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 15 km southeast of Vibo Valentia...
, Spadola
Spadola
Spadola is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 40 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 25 km southeast of Vibo Valentia...
, Stefanaconi
Stefanaconi
Stefanaconi is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 50 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 3 km east of Vibo Valentia...
.