Vallelonga
Encyclopedia
Vallelonga is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia
in the Italian
region Calabria
, located about 40 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 20 km east of Vibo Valentia
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 726 and an area of 17.5 km².
Vallelonga borders the following municipalities: Filogaso
, San Nicola da Crissa
, Simbario
, Torre di Ruggiero
, Vazzano
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia
Province of Vibo Valentia
The Province of Vibo Valentia is a province in the Calabria region of Italy, set up by a national law of 6 March 1992 which came into effect on 1 January 1996, and formerly part of the Province of Catanzaro...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Calabria
Calabria
Calabria , in antiquity known as Bruttium, is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. The capital city of Calabria is Catanzaro....
, located about 40 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 20 km east of Vibo Valentia
Vibo Valentia
Vibo Valentia is a city and comune in the Calabria region of southern Italy, near the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital of the province of Vibo Valentia, and is an agricultural, commercial and tourist center . There are also several large manufacturing industries, including the tuna district of...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 726 and an area of 17.5 km².
Vallelonga borders the following municipalities: Filogaso
Filogaso
Filogaso is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 40 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 13 km east of Vibo Valentia...
, San Nicola da Crissa
San Nicola da Crissa
San Nicola da Crissa is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 40 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 15 km east of Vibo Valentia....
, Simbario
Simbario
Simbario is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 40 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 20 km east of Vibo Valentia....
, Torre di Ruggiero
Torre di Ruggiero
Torre di Ruggiero is a village and comune in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy.-Geography:The village is bordered by Capistrano, Cardinale, Chiaravalle Centrale, San Nicola da Crissa, Simbario and Vallelonga....
, Vazzano
Vazzano
Vazzano is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 40 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 15 km east of Vibo Valentia...
.