Gerace
Gerace
Griko: Geràkion/Gèrakas | |
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| Città di Gerace | |
Panorama of Gerace | |
Location of Gerace | |
| Coordinates: 38°16′N 16°13′E / 38.267°N 16.217°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Metropolitan city | Reggio Calabria (RC) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giuseppe Pezzimenti |
| Area | |
• Total | 35 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2012) | |
• Total | 2,715 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Geracesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 89040 |
| Dialing code | 0964 |
| Website | Official website |
Gerace (Italian pronunciation: [dʒeˈraːtʃe]; Greek: γερακιον, romanized: Gerakion, also known as Hierax) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria, Calabria, southern Italy. Gerace is located some 10 kilometres (6 mi) inland from Locri, yet the latter town and the sea can be seen from Gerace's perch atop a 500-metre (1,600 ft) vertical rock. The town stands on a hill formed of conglomerates of sea fossils from 60 million years ago. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").