Motta Santa Lucia
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Motta Santa Lucia | |
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| Comune di Motta Santa Lucia | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Motta Santa Lucia Location of Motta Santa Lucia in Italy  Motta Santa Lucia Motta Santa Lucia (Calabria) | |
| Coordinates: 39°6′N 16°18′E / 39.100°N 16.300°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Catanzaro (CZ) |
| Frazioni | Casale, Marignano, Porchia, Salice |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ivano Egeo |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.3 km2 (10.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 590 m (1,940 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2013)[2] | |
• Total | 875 |
| • Density | 33.3/km2 (86.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Mottesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 88040 |
| Dialing code | 0968 |
| ISTAT code | 079083 |
| Patron saint | St. Lucy |
| Saint day | December 13th |
| Website | Official website |
Motta Santa Lucia is a comune and town in the province of Catanzaro, Calabria, southern Italy with 792 residents.[3]
Location
Motta Santa Lucia stands at the top of a hill 590 meters above sea level, geographically located in the lower Savuto valley, on the slopes of Sila Piccola, on the border with the province of Cosenza. The altimetric profile of the municipal territory is between 169 and 1351 meters above sea level.
The surface area of Motta Santa Lucia is 26.3 km2.
Climate
In Motta Santa Lucia, for the most part, summers are short, hot, dry and clear and winters are long, cold and rainy.
Borders
The town is bordered by Conflenti, Martirano, Decollatura, Pedivigliano (CS), Altilia (CS).
Events and festivals
- Saint Lucy: December 13
- "Ballata dei Ciucci di Sant'Anna": Last Sunday of July
- "Ballata dei Babbi": August 15
- "Farce": Carnival
