Sellia, Calabria

Comune in Calabria, Italy

Location of Sellia

38°59′N 16°38′E / 38.983°N 16.633°E / 38.983; 16.633CountryItalyRegionCalabriaProvinceCatanzaro (CZ)Area

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• Total12 km² (5 sq mi)Elevation

560 m (1,840 ft)Population

(31 December 2013)^[2]

• Total526 • Density44/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

88050

Dialing code0961WebsiteOfficial website

Sellia (Greek: Sèllia) is a village and comune in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

There were 1,300 residents in the town in 1960. In 2015 the town had 537 residents; about 60% of the residents are over 65 years of age. That year Davide Zicchinella, the mayor, signed a decree stating that "it is forbidden to get sick in the town."^[3]

Geography

The village is bordered by Albi, Catanzaro, Magisano, Pentone, Simeri Crichi, Soveria Simeri and Zagarise.

Notes and references

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Italian town warns people to 'stop dying'" (Archive). The Local. August 7, 2015. Retrieved on August 8, 2015.