Elevation 832 m Parent range Serre Calabresi | ||
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Province Province of Reggio Calabria Similar Monte Consolino, Monte Pecoraro, Monte Cocuzzo, Monte Poro, Montalto | ||
Monte Stella is a mountain in the Serre Calabresi, in the Locride, Calabria, southern Italy. It is part of the Vallata dello Stilaro, in the comune of Pazzano.
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Map of Monte Stella, 89048 Siderno, Province of Reggio Calabria, Italy
Monte Stella is composed of Jurassic limestones.
History
At the base of the limestone rocks, at their conjunction with a Paleozoic bed, are limonite (iron mineral) rocks whose exploitation started from around 1000 CE. The mines continued to work until the late 19th century.
Until the 17th century the mountain was home to a hermitage of Orthodox monks, later replaced by Basilian monks. In the cave of the sanctuary is a statue in Sicilian style, sculpted in 1562.
References
Monte Stella (Calabria) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA