Tiriolo | |
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Comune | |
Comune di Tiriolo | |
Tiriolo panorama
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Location of Tiriolo in Italy | |
Coordinates: 38°56′45″N 16°30′30″E / 38.94583°N 16.50833°ECoordinates: 38°56′45″N 16°30′30″E / 38.94583°N 16.50833°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Calabria |
Province / Metropolitan city | Catanzaro (CZ) |
Frazioni | Sarrottino,Pratora,Soluri |
Area | |
• Total | 28.98 km2 (11.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 690 m (2,260 ft) |
Population (31 December 2013) | |
• Total | 3,905 |
• Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Tiriolesi |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal code | 88056 |
Dialing code | 0961 |
Website | Official website |
Tiriolo is a town and comune in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It was the birthplace of Renaissance painter Marco Cardisco.
The town is bordered by Catanzaro, Gimigliano, Marcellinara, Miglierina, San Pietro Apostolo and Settingiano.
Bronze tablet found 1640 in Tiriolo, now at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
Text shows the Senatus consultum de bacchanalibus, ca. 186 BC