Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte

Comune in Calabria, Italy

Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte Αγία Ευθυμία (Greek)
Comune
Comune di Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte
Sant'Eufemia within the Province of Reggio Calabria
Location of Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte
38°16′N 15°52′E / 38.267°N 15.867°E / 38.267; 15.867
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Metropolitan city	Reggio Calabria (RC)
Area ^[1]
• Total	32.9 km² (12.7 sq mi)
Population (Dec. 2004)^[2]
• Total	4,061
• Density	120/km² (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	89027
Dialing code	0966

Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Reggio Calabria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,061 and an area of 32.9 square kilometres (12.7 sq mi).^[3]

Overview

Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte borders the following municipalities: Bagnara Calabra, Melicuccà, San Procopio, Scilla, Sinopoli.

Robert Guiscard established a monastery here in the 11th century. Its first abbot was Robert de Grantmesnil, the exiled abbot of Saint-Evroul-sur-Ouche, who brought with him 11 monks and began a musical tradition at Sant'Eufemia to rival the fame of that of Saint-Evroul.

Demographic evolution

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.