Praia a Mare

Praia a Mare is a town in Praia a Mare, Province of Cosenza, Calabria and has about 6,280 residents. Praia a Mare is situated nearby to the quarter Grotta, as well as near Fumarulo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Praja-Ajeta-Tortora railway station and Sacro Cuore di Gesù.

Praja-Ajeta-Tortora railway station

Railway station

Photo: Lusb, Public domain.

Sacro Cuore di Gesù

Church

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Sacro Cuore di Gesù is a church.

Dino is the larger of the two small islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the coast of Calabria. The island is situated off Cape Arena, near to Praia a Mare. The name of the island either derives from Italian aedina, a temple, or Greek dino, a vortex or storm. Dino is situated 3 km south of Praia a Mare.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castrocucco and Aieta.

Castrocucco

Suburb

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Castrocucco is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km north of Praia a Mare.

Aieta

Village

Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aieta is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The name of the town comes from the Greek term aetòs, αετός, meaning "eagle". Aieta is situated 5 km northeast of Praia a Mare.

Tortora

Village

Photo: Francesco Stuppello, Public domain.

Tortora is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Tortora is situated 5 km northeast of Praia a Mare.

Praia a Mare

Type: Town with 6,280 residents
Also known as: “Praia d’Aieta”
Category: locality
Location: Praia a Mare, Province of Cosenza, Calabria, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

39.9009° or 39° 54′ 3″ north

Longitude

15.77928° or 15° 46′ 45″ east

Population

6,280

Elevation

5 metres (16 feet)

United Nations Location Code

IT PIM

Open location code

8FFQWQ2H+9P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 67274156

OpenStreetMap feature

place=town

GeoNames ID

2523687

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Russian—“Praia a Mare” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Praia a Mare”
Esperanto: “Praia a Mare”
French: “Praia a Mare”
Italian: “Praia a Mare”
Neapolitan: “Praia a Mare”
Polish: “Praia a Mare”
Portuguese: “Praia a Mare”
Russian: “Прая-а-Маре”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Praja-Ajeta-Tortora and Museo Comunale.

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