Cutro
{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Cutro
| official_name = Comune di Cutro
| native_name ={{native name|el|Kytèrion}}
| image_skyline = 20100803 Chiesa Madre Cutro Calabria Italy.jpg
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| image_caption = The Chiesa Madre of Cutro
| image_shield = Cutro-Stemma.gif
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| coordinates = {{coord|39|01|58|N|16|58|57|E|region:IT_type:city(10474)|display=inline,title}}
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| region = Calabria
| province = Crotone (KR)
| frazioni = San Leonardo, Steccato
| mayor_party =
| mayor = Salvatore Di Vuono
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 131
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 10474
| population_as_of = December 31, 2004
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| population_demonym = Cutresi
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 226
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| saint = SS. Crucifix
| day = May 3
| postal_code = 88842
| area_code = 0962
| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.cutro.kr.it}}
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}}Cutro (Calabrian: {{lang|scn|Cùtru}}; 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.[https://datacommons.org/place/wikidataId/Q54508?mprop=count&popt=Person&hl=en# "Data Commons"]
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
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External links
{{Province of Crotone}}
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Category:Cities and towns in Calabria
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