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Regions in Italy : Region Calabria : Province Reggio Calabria : Comune Canolo

Canolo (RC)

Region Calabria, Italy

18 km from the Ionic sea, it consists of an ancient borough, Canolo Vecchio, and a newer section called Canolo nuovo rebuilt in a better position after a flood in 1950. just below Mount Mutolo, it is surrounded by quarries of reddish stone called "Dolomites of the south".

History

The area was inhabited in very ancient times, since a neolithic village was found in the vicinity of the medieval borough. The name comes from the Greek "Kanalos", meaning "channel.

INFO:
Population: ca. 900 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 89040 -- Phone Area Code: 0964

WHAT TO SEE
Neolithic area in Prestarona, where stone items (akes, hammers) were found, as well as items of the Bronze age.

SURNAMES: [ different surnames presently recorded in the phone directory]
(the number after each surname refers to the number of families - no number means one family)

Total different Surnames: 74
ALTOSOLE * ANELLO * BALDERI * BATTAGLIA * CALAUTI * CALAUTTI 9 * CANARIO * CANFORA 4 * CARNEVALE * CARRABETTA * CARTUCCIO 2 * CARUSO 6 * CHIARO * CIMIERI 2 * CIMIERO 3 * CORTALE 2 * CRINITI 2 * CRISOLINO * CUSATO 2 * CUSTURERI 6 * D'AGOSTINO * DE ROSSI * DOMINICI * FALDUTO * FEMIA 12 * FILIPPONE 16 * FRANCONERI 3 * FRANCONIERI * GALLUCCI * GIOVINAZZO * GULLACE * GULLACI * GULLUNI 3 * IELO * LA ROSA 13 * LAMBERTINI * LAROSA 22 * LAURO * LONGO 11 * LUPIS 4 * LUTERO * MACRI' 2 * MAGNAGUAGNO * MALAFARINA * MANFREDI 2 * MARTINO 2 * MARZANO * MAZZONE 2 * MERINI * MESSINEO GIUSEPPE * MINICUCI * MONTELEONE * MORO * MULTARI 8 * PAGANELLI 2 * PEDULLA * PEDULLA' 12 * PELLERONE * REALE 5 * ROMEO 3 * RUSSO * SABATINO * SANSALONE 7 * SGAMBETTERA * SGAMBETTERRA 2 * SGAMBULLURI * SICILIANO * SICLARI * STALTARI 19 * STILO 4 * TAFARIA 2 * TALOTTA * TOMA * TOSI * TOZZO 2 * TRIMARCHI 7