Petrace

The Petrace is a river in the region of . It flows into the at . It was known as the Metaurus in Latin. Its main stream length is over 40 kilometres, and it has a drainage basin of 407 square kilometres.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Italy
  • Also known as: “Fiume Petrace” and “Petrace River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gioia Tauro railway station and Tempio di San Fantino.

Railway station
Gioia Tauro is a railway station owned by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana located in the municipality of . It is located on the Salerno–Reggio Calabria railway line. is situated 3 km east of Petrace.

Museum
Photo: Palminellafede, Public domain.
is a museum, which is situated 2½ km south of Petrace.

Marina
Photo: Karlos80, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a marina, which is situated 3 km south of Petrace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gioia Tauro and Taureana di Palmi.

Town
Photo: Spisidda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria, on the . It has an important , situated along the route connecting to , one of the busiest maritime corridors in the world. is situated 3 km east of Petrace.

Village
Photo: Karlos80, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 3 km south of Petrace.

Town
Photo: Nikater, Public domain.
is a comune of about 19,303 inhabitants in the in . It is seat of the district, which includes 33 municipalities in the plain of Gioia Tauro, with a population of approximately 170,000 inhabitants. is situated 7 km south of Petrace.

Petrace

Latitude
38.41667° or 38° 25′ north
Longitude
15.86667° or 15° 52′ east
Open location code
8FCQCV88+MM
Geo­Names ID
2523823
Wiki­data ID
Q265397
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Satellite Map

Discover Petrace from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Venetian—“Petrace” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Petrace”
  • Hungarian: “Petrace”
  • Italian: “Fiume Metauros”
  • Italian: “Petrace”
  • Persian: “پتریس (رود)”
  • Persian: “پتریس”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Petrace”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Petrace”

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