Catanzaro (English spelling)

Japanese: カタンツァロ（英語表記）Catanzaro

It is the capital of the Calabria region in southern Italy, and the province of Catanzaro. It is located about 130 km northeast of the tip of the Italian peninsula, at an altitude of 340 m. It was founded as a Byzantine town in the 10th century. It was known for silk weaving in the 17th and 18th centuries, and played an important role in the Napoleonic Wars and the movement for Italian unification. The town has the Baroque-style San Domenico Monastery and an art museum. A cable car runs to the railway station at Catanzaro-Sala at the foot of the mountain. It is a distribution center for agricultural products, and has a chemical industry. Population: 93,464 (1991 estimate).

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Japanese:

イタリア南部，カラブリア州の州都で，カタンツァロ県の県都。イタリア半島先端より北東約 130km，標高 340mにある。 10世紀ビザンチン帝国の町として創設。 17～18世紀には絹織物で知られ，ナポレオン戦争とイタリア統一運動では重要な役割を果した。町にはバロック様式の聖ドメニコ修道院や美術館がある。ふもとのカタンツァロサラの鉄道の駅までケーブルカーが通じている。農産物の集散地で，化学工業がある。人口9万 3464 (1991推計) 。

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