Squillace
Squillace
Skylàkion (Greek) | |
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| Comune di Squillace | |
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Coat of arms | |
Squillace Location of Squillace in Italy Squillace Squillace (Calabria) | |
| Coordinates: 38°47′N 16°31′E / 38.783°N 16.517°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Catanzaro (CZ) |
| Frazioni | Fiasco Baldaia, Squillace Lido |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pasquale Muccari |
| Area | |
• Total | 33 km2 (13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 344 m (1,129 ft) |
| Population (December 31, 2013) | |
• Total | 3,541 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Squillacesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 88069 |
| Dialing code | 0961 |
| Patron saint | St. Agathius Martyr |
| Saint day | May 7 |
| Website | http://www.squillace.org |
Squillace (Calabrian Greek: Skylàkion; Ancient Greek: Σκυλλήτιον, romanized: Skyllḗtion; Medieval Greek: Σκυλάκιον, romanized: Skylákion) is an ancient town and comune in the Province of Catanzaro, part of Calabria, Southern Italy.
Squillace is situated near the east coast of Calabria, facing the shores of the eponymous Gulf of Squillace (Italian: Golfo di Squillace), which indents the coast of Calabria on the east as deeply as that of the Gulf of Saint Euphemia (Italian: Golfo di Sant'Eufemia) does on the west, with a comparatively narrow isthmus between them facing the eponymous gulf.