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Riace

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Country
  
Demonym(s)
  
Riacesi

Dialing code
  
0964

Local time
  
Wednesday 5:24 PM

Region
  
Province / Metropolitan city
  
Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
16.1 km²

Postal code
  
89040

Dialling code
  
0964

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Patron saint
  
Weather
  
16°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 57% Humidity

Province
  
Province of Reggio Calabria

Riace is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Catanzaro and about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Reggio Calabria. Riace borders the municipalities of Camini and Stignano.

Map of 89040 Riace Province of Reggio Calabria, Italy

It is notable as the place where the Bronzi di Riace (Riace bronzes), bronze statues of warriors, were found in the sea in 1972. These Ancient Greek sculptures can be seen in the Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia (National Museum of Magna Graecia, i.e. the colonies of Greater Greece) in Reggio Calabria.

Riace has also reached worldwide attention through its innovative approach to dealing with refugees, in the context of the European migrant crisis. About 450 refugees have settled there among the 1,800 inhabitants, revitalising the village and preventing the closure of the village school. The mayor, Domenico Lucano, came second runner-up in the 2010 World Mayor competition. (The winner was the Mayor of Mexico City, which has about nine million inhabitants.) He was also listed by Fortune as one of the world's greatest leaders in 2016 featuring at number 40 in the magazine's listing.

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