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(Redirected from Maida (CZ)) Comune in Calabria, Italy
Maida
Comune
Comune di Maida
Arco di San Antonio, leading into the town of Maida.Arco di San Antonio, leading into the town of Maida.
Coat of arms of MaidaCoat of arms
Location of Maida
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Coordinates: 38°51′N 16°22′E / 38.850°N 16.367°E / 38.850; 16.367
CountryItaly
RegionCalabria
ProvinceCatanzaro (CZ)
FrazioniVena di Maida
Government
 • MayorSalvatore Paone
Area
 • Total58.2 km (22.5 sq mi)
Elevation299 m (981 ft)
Population
 • Total4,534
 • Density78/km (200/sq mi)
DemonymMaidesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code88025
Dialing code0968
Patron saintSt. Francis of Paola
Saint day2 April
WebsiteOfficial website

Maida is an italian town and comune in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The British routed the French in the Battle of Maida in 1806, as part of the War of the Third Coalition.

Maida is 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Lamezia Terme and 31 kilometres (19 mi) west of the provincial capital Catanzaro.

History

On 4 July 1806 the British under General John Stuart defeated the French under Jean Reynier outside the town at the Battle of Maida. A London pub on the Edgware Road was named The Hero of Maida, which in turn gave its name to the adjoining London districts, Maida Hill and, later, Maida Vale. King Ferdinand IV of Naples and Sicily awarded Stuart the title of Count of Maida.

The Norman castle of Maida was built in the 11th century under the direction of Duke Robert Guiscard.

Famous citizens

  • Mgr Giovanni Cervadoro, the Carbonaro and teacher, was born in Maida in 1783 and died in 1836, and wrote School Stabilimenti for his students in 1829.
  • Baldassarre Squitti, the teacher and politician, was born in Maida in 1855.
  • American writer Gay Talese wrote about his ancestors from Maida in his 1992 book Unto the Sons.
  • Giuseppe Donato, sculptor and protégé of Auguste Rodin, was born in Maida in 1881 and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1965.

Economy

The main economic activity in the area is agriculture, especially the cultivation of olive trees, citrus, and kiwifruit. In recent years, tourism has become a significant source of income.

Sister cities

Maida is a sister city with:

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. "Ambler forms twinship with Maida, Italy". Retrieved 2012-12-30.

External links


Calabria · Comuni of the Province of Catanzaro
Province of Catanzaro


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