Spadola

Spadola (Calabrian: Spàtula) is a municipality (comune) in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Vibo Valentia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 813 and an area of 9.6 square kilometres (3.7 sq mi).^[3]

Spadola
Comune
Comune di Spadola
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Coordinates: 38°36′N 16°20′E
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Province	Province of Vibo Valentia (VV)
Area [1]
• Total	9.6 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Population  (Dec. 2004)[2]
• Total	813
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	88020
Dialing code	0963

Spadola borders the following municipalities: Brognaturo, Gerocarne, Serra San Bruno, Simbario, Sorianello, Stilo.

Demographic evolution

In 1961 Spadola had just 937 inhabitants. But in the year 1971 it raised down to 797 inhabitants. Many families had emigrated to the Palatinate town of Zweibrücken for founding a pizzeria very popular at this time.