Cutro
Script error: No such module "Settlement short description".Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".Expression error: Unexpected < operatorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Cutro (Calabrian: Script error: No such module "Lang".; Greek: Kytèrion) is a town and comune in the province of Crotone, Calabria region, Italy. It holds the name "City of chess".
It is also the birthplace of Vincenzo Iaquinta, a World Cup-winning footballer who played for Serie A club Juventus.
History
Cutro was a Greek colony of Magna Graecia, with the name of Kyterion.
It obtained the title of city in 1575 by the Spanish King Philip II, after the local chess champion Giò Leonardo Di Bona had won a contest at the Spanish court, become first international winner of chess.
Cutro was destroyed by an earthquake on March 8, 1832. It remained the most populous centre of the region until the mid-20th century, when a strong emigration flow towards Germany and northern Italy (especially in Reggio Emilia) reduced the number of inhabitants considerably.
Population
The population in Cutro (as of 2017) is 10,575.[1]
Notable people
- Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona (1st international chess tournament champion)
- Vincenzo Iaquinta (footballer)
- Rino Gaetano (Songwriter, born in Crotone, from a Cutro family)
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
Script error: No such module "Navbox".
Script error: No such module "Authority control".