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

Casignana (RC)

Region Calabria, Italy

This small rural center is well worth a visit for the huge Roman villa being excavated in its territory and the great Greek and Mantonico wines.

INFO:
Population: ca. 700 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 89030 -- Phone Area Code: 0964

WHAT TO SEE
Church of San Rocco dated 1773, preserving two precious paintings by Antonello da Messina.
Roman Villa: in contrada Palazzi, along the road that connected Locri to Reggio, there are remains of a huge villa of the early Christian era, excavated so far for only 1300 square meters, containng the largest mosaic collections in Calabria. Presently the plan of the thermal locals of the villa are visible, a large eight-sided structure with mosaic floors, one of extreme beauty representing four female figures riding four fantastic animals, a horse, bull, tiger and lion all with fish tails.

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: 106
AGOSTINO * ALBANESE * AUDINO LA SCALA * BALZANO 2 * BARLETTA * BONGIORNO * BORGIA * BRANCATISANO 2 * CARABETTA 3 * CARPENTIERI * CELENTANO 3 * CHIARANTANO 2 * CIDONE * COMANDE' 2 * CONDEMI 2 * CRINO * CRINO' 6 * CRISTARELLA * CRISTIANO 3 * CUZZILLA 3 * DI GIORGIO 3 * DI MARTI * DIGIORGIO 2 * DIMARTI * DIPINO * ERRIGO * FALCOMATA' 11 * FAVASULI 4 * FAZARI * FEMIA 2 * FERRARO * FERRO' * FRANCONERI * GALLETTA * GARREFFA * GATTELLARO * GERMANO * GIOVINAZZO 2 * IELASI * IELATI 2 * IOFRIDA * ITALIA * LA SCALA * LAMANNA * LAMERI * LASCALA * LEONE 3 * LIGATO 2 * LIZZI * LUCA' 2 * LUPPINO 2 * LUVERA' 2 * MACRI' 2 * MANARITI 2 * MANCA * MANGLAVITI * MANTI * MARFIA 2 * MARRAPODI 7 * MARTELLI * MARTINELLI * MARZANO 2 * MESITI 2 * MICCHIA 5 * MICO * MICO' 12 * MIRARCHI 3 * MISURACA * MOLLACE 3 * MOLLICA * MOROSINI 2 * MOSCATELLO 3 * MUSOLINO * MUSTACA * MUSTICA * NAIM 5 * NAPOLI * NICITA 19 * NOBILE * ORLANDO * PANETTA * PETULLA' * PIPICELLI * PITERI * PIZZATA 2 * PIZZINGA * PRIOLO 2 * PULITANO' 2 * REALE 2 * RINALDO 5 * RISTAGNO * RODI 2 * ROMEO 9 * SCALI * SCARFONE 2 * SCIUTTERI * SELLA * SGAMBELLONE * STELITANO * STIPO * STRATI 2 * TALLARIDA DI GIORGIO * TALLARITA 8 * TODARELLO 2 * TURCO 2 * VENERE PRIOLO * VIGLIANTI 3 * VOTTARI * ZAPPIA 2 * ZUMBO * ZURZOLO