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Tropea

*Trupìa* (Sicilian)
*Trápeia* (Greek)
Tropea Trupìa (Sicilian); Trápeia (Greek)
Comune
	Comune di Tropea
	View of the historic centre of Tropea
	Coat of arms
	Tropea Location of Tropea in Italy Tropea Tropea (Calabria)
	Coordinates: 38°40′31″N 15°53′41″E / 38.67538°N 15.89479°E
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Province	Vibo Valentia (VV)
Frazioni	Marina
Government
• Mayor	Giovanni Macrì (Forza Italia)
Area
• Total	3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population (2025)
• Total	5,661
• Density	1,550/km2 (4,010/sq mi)
Demonym	Tropeani (dialectal: Trupiani)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	89861
Dialing code	0963
Patron saint	St. Madonna of Romania
Saint day	March 27
Website	www.comune.tropea.vv.it

Tropea (Italian: [troˈpɛːa]; Calabrian: Trupìa; Latin: Tropaea; Ancient Greek: Τράπεια, romanized: Trápeia) is a resort town in the province of Vibo Valentia, in the Italian region of Calabria. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").^[3] It has 5,661 inhabitants.^[2]

Tropea is a popular seaside destination with sandy beaches, located on the Gulf of Saint Euphemia, part of the Tyrrhenian Sea, on Italy's west coast and was named "Most beautiful village in Italy" for 2021.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1861	5,133	—
1871	5,703	+11.1%
1881	5,929	+4.0%
1901	6,264	+5.7%
1911	6,001	−4.2%
1921	6,028	+0.4%
1931	5,913	−1.9%
1936	6,088	+3.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1951	6,953	+14.2%
1961	6,702	−3.6%
1971	6,852	+2.2%
1981	6,868	+0.2%
1991	6,869	+0.0%
2001	6,836	−0.5%
2011	6,555	−4.1%
2021	5,911	−9.8%

Source: ISTAT^[5]^[6]

Main sights

Cocathedral of Maria Santissima di Romania
Church of Santa Maria dell'Isola, on a presque-isle
Palazzo dei Nobili
17th-18th-century palaces, such as Palazzo Bragho
Viewpoints, such as this one over the port

Notable people

Albert Anastasia, American mobster
Pasquale Galluppi, philosopher
Raf Vallone, actor

Twin towns

Tropea is twinned with:

Zvenigorod, Russia (2013)

Panorama of Tropea from the Tyrrhenian Sea

References

↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
1 2 "Monthly Demographic Balance". ISTAT.
↑ "Calabria" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
↑ idealista.it. "Tropea, the most beautiful village in Italy in 2021". idealista. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
↑ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT.
↑ "Dashboard Permanent census of population and housing". ISTAT.

External links

Official website (in Italian)

[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v20-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[population-2] 1 2 "Monthly Demographic Balance". ISTAT.

[3] "Calabria" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.

[4] sta.it. "Tropea, the most beautiful village in Italy in 2021". idealista. Retrieved 2023-06-29.

[5] "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT.

[6] "Dashboard Permanent census of population and housing". ISTAT.

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Authority control databases
International	VIAF GND FAST WorldCat
National	United States France BnF data Czech Republic Israel
Geographic	MusicBrainz area
Other	IdRef Yale LUX

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