Country Italy Dialing code 0965 Area 52.3 km² Postal code 89030 Dialling code 0965 | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website Official website Local time Tuesday 11:58 AM Region Calabria | |
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Province / Metropolitan city Province of Reggio Calabria (RC) Frazioni Palizzi Superiore, Palizzi Marina, Pietrapennata, Spropoli Weather 16°C, Wind E at 18 km/h, 68% Humidity Province Province of Reggio Calabria | ||
Palizzi (Calabrian Greek Spiròpoli) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Reggio Calabria. The southernmost point in mainland Italy lies in Palizzi.
Map of 89038 Palizzi Province of Reggio Calabria, Italy
As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,559 and an area of 52.3 square kilometres (20.2 sq mi).
The municipality of Palizzi contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Palizzi Superiore, Palizzi Marina, Pietrapennata, and Spropoli. It is one of the Greek (Griko dialect) speaking villages of Bovesia one of the two Griko-speaking areas of southern Italy.
Palizzi borders the following municipalities: Bova, Bova Marina, Brancaleone, Staiti.