Siderno, Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria, Calabria Region, Italy

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Siderno is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria, Calabria, southern Italy, about 3 km from Locri.

Siderno Marina is the newer town located on the Ionian coast. It is a destination for both Italian and foreign tourists and has a bathing beach.

Siderno Superiore is the old town, higher up on the flank of the coastal mountain range. It has historic palaces, old buildings and very narrow streets. Its population has largely relocated to the Marina which offers more job opportunities and services.

History The early history of the town is unknown. The old town in the hilly inland was probably founded in the 10th century by some people from Locri, who had fled to the area to defend themselves from Saracen incursions; in the following century it became a hamlet of the county of Grotteria and was home to various feudal lords. Siderno Marina was built along the coast after the 1783 earthquake.

Emigration Large-scale emigration abroad as well as to Northern Italy, which began to diminish only in the 1970s, has had a lasting effect on the demographic situation in the region. Emigrants from Siderno immigrated to the United States, Canada and Australia since the end of the 19th century to find employment.

Many moved to Canada settled in Schreiber, Ontario due to then-ongoing construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Half of Schreiber's 2,000 residents trace their roots to Siderno.

Economy Siderno is a tourist resort on the Ionian coast of the province of Reggio Calabria, with wide, sandy beaches, and a clear sea.

The Siderno area is a centre of production of bergamot orange, a citrus fruit that is used as an essence and fundamental ingredient in cosmetics, for its wound healing properties in the pharmaceutical industry, and for flavouring in the food industry.

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Siderno has a population of over 18,187 people. Siderno also forms part of the wider Reggio Calabria Metropolitan City which has a population of over 560,000 people. Siderno is situated near Reggio Calabria.

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Antipodal to Siderno is: -163.7,-38.267

Locations Near: Siderno 16.3,38.2667

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Vibo Valentia 16.083,38.667 d: 48.3  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Palmi 15.849,38.358 d: 40.6  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Reggio Calabria 15.652,38.113 d: 59.2  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Reggio 15.65,38.1 d: 59.8  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Catanzaro 16.584,38.914 d: 76.1  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Messina 15.553,38.178 d: 66  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Cosenza 16.25,39.3 d: 115  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto 15.221,38.148 d: 95.2  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Crotone 17.117,39.083 d: 115.2  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Acireale 15.166,37.613 d: 123.2  

Antipodal to: Siderno -163.7,-38.267

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17813.7  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 17260.3  

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 17331.6  

๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 17184.4  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 13504.3  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 13412.5  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 13398.2  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 13394  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 13393.8  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 13363.5  

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