Cutro
Cutro
Kytèrion (Greek) | |||||||||
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| Comune di Cutro | |||||||||
 The Chiesa Madre of Cutro. | |||||||||
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Location of Cutro  | |||||||||
Juventus .
HistoryCutro was a Greek colony of Magna Graecia, with the name of Kyterion. It obtained the title of city in 1575 by the Spanish King Giò Leonardo Di Bona had won a contest at the Spanish court, become first international winner of chess.
Cutro was destroyed by an earthquake on March 8, 1832. It remained the most populous centre of the region until the mid-20th century, when a strong emigration flow towards Germany and northern Italy (especially in Reggio Emilia) reduced the number of inhabitants considerably. Current DayThe population in Cutro (as of 2017) is 10,575[3] Notable people
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