Riace in Calabria
Thursday, 23 July 2015 - 04:07 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General
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Riace is a municipality in the
Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region
Calabria , located about 50 km south of
Catanzaro and about 80 km northeast of
Reggio Calabria . Riace borders the municipalities of
Camini and
Stignano .
It is especially famous as the site in which, in 1972, the famous Bronzi di Riace (Riace bronzes ), Greek bronze statues of warriors (now in the Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia in Reggio Calabria) were found in the sea.
The Riace Bronzes - National Museum of Magna Grecia © AlMare/cc-by-sa-2.5
It has also reached worldwide attention through its innovative approach to dealing with refugees, about 200 of whom have settled there among the 1700 inhabitants, revitalising the village and preventing the closure of the village school. The
Città Futura organization was founded for this reason. The mayor, Domenico Lucano, came second runner-up in the 2010
World Mayor competition.
Read more on
Municipality of Riace ,
bbc.co.uk – Italian mayor saves his village by welcoming refugees and
Wikipedia Riace . Learn more about the
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