Monte Stella (Calabria)
This article is about the mountain in Calabria, Italy. For hill and city park in Milan, see Monte Stella (Milan). For the mountain in Campania, see Monte Stella (Cilento).
| Monte Stella | |
|---|---|
 Monte Stella, Pazzano view | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 832 m (2,730 ft) |
| Coordinates | 38°16′53″N 16°15′51″E / 38.28139°N 16.26417°ECoordinates: 38°16′53″N 16°15′51″E / 38.28139°N 16.26417°E |
| Geography | |
  Monte Stella Location in Italy | |
| Location | Calabria, Italy |
| Parent range | Serre Calabresi |
Monte Stella is a mountain in the Serre Calabresi, in the Locride, Calabria, southern Italy. It is part of the Vallata dello Stilaro, in the comune of Pazzano.
Monte Stella is composed of Jurassic limestones.
History
At the base of the limestone rocks, at their conjunction with a Paleozoic bed, are limonite (iron mineral) rocks whose exploitation started from around 1000 CE. The mines continued to work until the late 19th century.
Until the 17th century the mountain was home to a hermitage of Orthodox monks, later replaced by Basilian monks. In the cave of the sanctuary is a statue in Sicilian style, sculpted in 1562.
Gallery
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Path in Monte Stella.jpg)
Convent of Eremo di Santa Maria della Stella
Cave of Monte Stella
See also
Sources
- Blanchard, Paul (2007). Southern Italy. London: Somerset Books. ISBN 978-1-905131-18-1.
External links
Media related to Monte Stella at Wikimedia Commons
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