Curinga

Curinga
Comune
Comune di Curinga

Coat of arms
Curinga

Location of Curinga in Italy

Coordinates: 38°49′40″N 16°18′45″E / 38.82778°N 16.31250°E / 38.82778; 16.31250
Country Italy
Region Calabria
Province / Metropolitan city Catanzaro (CZ)
Frazioni Acconia
Government
  Mayor Domenico Maria Pallaria
Area
  Total 51.47 km2 (19.87 sq mi)
Elevation 350 m (1,150 ft)
Population (31 December 2013)
  Total 6,789
  Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Curinghesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 88022
Dialing code 0968
Patron saint St. Andrew the Apostle
Saint day 30 November
Website Official website

Curinga is a town and comune in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

1980 train crash

On November 21, 1980, a Rome-Syracuse passenger train hit the cars of a freight train from Catania, killing 20 people and injuring 112.[1]

References

  1. "Tragedia sui binari". Il Sole 24 Ore. January 7, 2004. Retrieved July 1, 2009.

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