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Regions in Italy : Region Calabria : Province Reggio Calabria : Comune Caraffa del Bianco

Caraffa del Bianco (RC)

Region Calabria, Italy

The center rises on a hill in the hinterland some miles away from the ionic sea, and has ancient typical adjoining houses and a tradition of home weaving on hand-looms, still practiced, manufacturing the typical tablecloths and blankets.

History

It is a relatively recent settlement, being founded in the late 17th century by citizens of nearby Sant'Agata, among them the Sotira family who ruled the new center for Prince Fabrizio Caraffa from whom the place was named.

INFO: Altitude: 355 m a.s.l
Population: ca. 600 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 89030 -- Phone Area Code: 0964

WHAT TO SEE
Church of Madonna delle Grazie with a marble statue of the early 16th century.
Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli
Ruins of a tower of Aragonese times

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: 100
ALAFACI 3 * ALECCI 9 * ALVARO 2 * ARCADI * ATTINA' * BAGNATO 4 * BALDISSARRO * BARBAGALLO * BARLETTA 3 * BARTOLO 4 * BATTAGLIA * BONFA' * BORGIA * BRANCATISANO 3 * CALELLA 2 * CAMA 2 * CANTURI * CARABETTA * CATANZARITI * CAVALERI * CELENTANO 2 * CERATTI NICITA 3 * CIDONI * COGLIANDRO * COLELLA * CONDEMI * COZZUPOLI 3 * CRIACO * CRINO' * CRISTARELLA * CUPIDO * DI BARTOLO 2 * DI GIGLIO * DI GORI * DI PAOLA MULTARI 2 * DIMARTE * FAVASULI 2 * FEMIA * FORNAZAR * FRANCO * FURFARI * GALLETTA * GATTELLARO 2 * GIOFRE' 2 * IELASI * IELATI * IOFFRIDA * IOFRIDA 5 * LENZI * LUVERA' * MACHI' * MACRI' 2 * MANGLAVITI * MARFIA * MARINO * MARIUZZO * MARRAPODI * MASSA * MAZZITELLI 3 * MELINA 3 * MESIANO * MESITI 2 * MEZZATESTA * MICCHIA * MINNICI 16 * MISITANO 4 * MODAFFERI * MOLLACE * MOLLICA 3 * MORABITO 3 * MORDACE * MORDACI 5 * PACIALEO 5 * PATERA * PEDULLA' * PEGORARO * PIPIANA * PITERI 2 * PULITANO' 3 * RASO 2 * ROMEO * SCARFONE 4 * SCURUCHI 3 * SETTEMBRINI * SPANO' * STELITANO * STILO 3 * STRANIERI * STRATI 3 * SURACI * TALLARIDA MELINA 2 * TEDESCO * TODARELLO 4 * TOSETTO * TROPEPE * VELONA' 3 * VIGLIANTI 2 * VIOLI 2 * VOLONA' * ZANGARI 3 * ZAPPIA * ZIRILLI * ZOCCOLI