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The Aspromonte is a mountain massif in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria (Calabria, southern Italy). The literal translation of the name means "rough mountain". But for others the name more likely is related to the Greek word Aspros (Άσπρος), meaning "white". It overlooks the Strait of Messina, being limited by the Ionian and Tyrrhenian Seas and by the Pietrace river. The highest peak is Montalto (1,955 m (6,414 ft)). The constituting rocks are mostly gneiss, and mica schists, which form characteristic overlapping terraces. The massif is part of the Aspromonte National Park.

Mount Consolino in the Aspromonte.
Mount Consolino in the Aspromonte.
South Aspromonte near Bagaladi seen towards south, a dry river bed (fiumara).
South Aspromonte near Bagaladi seen towards south, a dry river bed (fiumara).

In the short coastal strip citrus fruits, vine and olives are grown, while at high elevations the vegetation is composed mostly by oak and holm oak under 1,000 m (3,300 ft), and by pine, Sicilian fir and beech over it. Olive trees grow in abundance. Also, the rare bergamot, the lemony-yellow fruit used in perfumes and flavoring for Earl Grey tea, only grows in the southern Aspromonte.

Points of interest include the Gambarie ski resort (1,311 m (4,301 ft)) and the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Polsi, in the comune of San Luca. Part of the population known as the Griko people have retained Greek culture and language (the so-called Griko language).

Giuseppe Garibaldi, landing here with 3,000 volunteers in his march towards Rome, was defeated and captured on August 29, 1862, in the Battle of Aspromonte.

In 2021, Aspromonte was designated as a Global Geopark by UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. In the same year, several people died as a result of various fires due to climate change and high temperatures.


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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)



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[de] Aspromonte

Der Aspromonte (deutsch „Rauer Berg“) ist ein Bergmassiv in der Metropolitanstadt Reggio Calabria in Südkalabrien, Italien. Eng umschlossen vom Tyrrhenischen und vom Ionischen Meer bedeckt der Gebirgszug das Zentrum der südlichen Spitze des italienischen Stiefels. Der Aspromonte mit seinen teilweise bizarren Felsgebilden ist durchzogen von engen Tälern mit steinigen, im Sommer meist ausgetrockneten Flussbetten, da es vorwiegend im Winter regnet. Die höchste Erhebung ist der Montalto mit einer Höhe von 1955 m s.l.m.
- [en] Aspromonte

[fr] Aspromonte

L'Aspromonte est un massif de la Calabre en Italie qui culmine à 1 956 m au Montalto. Il est bordé à l'est par la mer Ionienne, à l'ouest par la mer Tyrrhénienne et au nord par le fleuve Petrace et des torrents de Platì et de Careri. Il donne son nom au parc national de l'Aspromonte, créé en 1989.

[it] Aspromonte

L'Aspromonte (in calabrese Asprumunti o Spremunti) è un massiccio montuoso dell'Appennino calabro, situato nella Calabria meridionale, nella città metropolitana di Reggio Calabria, limitato a oriente dal mar Ionio, a occidente dal mar Tirreno, accanto dallo Stretto di Messina, e a mezzogiorno dal fiume Petrace e dalle fiumare di Platì e di Careri. Per numerosi studiosi il confine naturale della zona settentrionale è il Passo della Limina (822 m), ai piedi di Monte Limina (888 m) (il toponimo Limina, dal latino limen, indica il punto di confine, dove finisce il massiccio dell'Aspromonte (Parco nazionale dell'Aspromonte) e iniziano la catena delle Serre calabresi).



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