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CATANZARO , a See also:town and episcopal see of See also:Calabria, See also:Italy, See also:capital of the See also:province of Catanzaro, 1125 ft. above See also:sea-level . Pop . (1901) 22,799 (town); 32,005 (See also:commune) . The station for the town (Catanzaro See also:Sala) is situated on a See also:branch See also:line connecting-See also:CATAPULT 503 the two See also:main lines along the See also:east and See also:west coasts of Calabria, 6 rn . N. by W. of Catanzaro Marina on the east See also:coast, and 20 M . E. of S . Eufemia Biforcazione, on the west coast line . The town enjoys a comparatively cool See also:climate in summer, and commands See also:fine views . Numerous wealthy families reside here, and the town has a See also:trade in See also:olive-oil, See also:silk and See also:velvet . The See also:castle, built by See also:Robert Guiscard, has been modernized, and so has the See also:cathedral . The see was founded in 1121 . The provincial museum contains antiquities and especially coins from the See also:ancient cities of Magna Graecia, and a few pictures .
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