The Sila (or Italian: La Sila) is the name of the mountainous plateau and historic region located in Calabria, southern Italy. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys In Geology and Earth science, a plateau, also called a high plateau or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting Calabria ( Latin: Brutium) is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest It occupies part of the provinces of Crotone, Cosenza and Catanzaro, and is divided (from north to south) into the Sila Greca, Sila Grande and Sila Piccola ("Greek", "Greater" and "Lesser Sila", respectively) sub-ranges. The Province of Crotone (Provincia di Crotone is a province in the Calabria region of Italy. The Province of Cosenza (Provincia di Cosenza is a province in the Calabria region of Italy. The Province of Catanzaro (Provincia di Catanzaro is a province of the Calabria region in Italy. The highest peaks are the Botte Donato (1,928 m), in the Sila Grande, and Monte Gariglione (1,764 m) in the Sila Piccola.
The Sila houses the eponymous National Park, the Parco Nazionale della Sila, formerly called National Park of Calabria and created in 2002.
History
The first known settlers of the Sila plateau were the Bruttii, an ancient tribe of shepherds and farmers. The Bruttii ( Greek:, Italian: Bruzi were an ancient Italic people who inhabited the southern extremity of Italy, from the frontiers of After the destruction of Sybaris in 510 BC, Rome began to extend its sphere of influence over Calabria, Sila included. Sybaris ( Greek:) was a celebrated city of Magna Graecia on the western shore of the Gulf of Taranto. Events and trends 519 BC — Zhou Jing Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Later it was occupied in turn by the Ostrogoths, the Byzantines and, from the 11th century, the Italo-Normans. The Ostrogoths (Ostrogothi or Austrogothi were a branch of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe that played a major role in the political events of the late The Italo-Normans, or Siculo-Normans when referring to Sicily, were the Italian -born descendants of the first Norman conquerors to travel to The latter favoured the creation of several monasteries, like the Matina of San Marco Argentano, the Sambucina at Luzzi and the Florense Abbey at San Giovanni in Fiore, founded by Joachim of Fiore. is a Japanese musician who has worked with several Visual kei bands including LaSadie’s, Syndrome Kisaki Project and Phantasmagoria. San Marco Argentano is a town and Comune in the Province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Luzzi is a town and Comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. San Giovanni in Fiore is town and Comune in the Province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Joachim of Fiore, also known as Joachim of Flora and in Italian Gioacchino da Fiore (c
In 1448-1535 immigrants from Albania settled the area towards the Ionian Sea, creating the so-called community of Sila Greca ("Greek Sila"). This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. The Ionian Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Adriatic Sea. Today the communes in Sila in which the Albanian language is preserved are 30.
After the annexation to the Kingdom of Italy (late 19th century), Sila became a base of brigandage. The Kingdom of Italy ( Italian: Regno d'Italia) was a state forged in 1861 by the unification of Italy under the influence of the Kingdom Brigandage refers to the life and practice of brigands Highway robbery and Plunder. New routes were opened to reduce the isolation of the mountain centres, which was dramatic especially in winter: these included the Paola-Cosenza-Crotone road, and mountain railways such as the Cosenza-Camigliatello Silano-San Giovanni in Fiore narrow gauge line (now no longer operating regularly, and only just for tourist special excursions), operated by the Ferrovie Calabro Lucane, and the Paola-Cosenza rack railway, operated by Ferrovie dello Stato. Cosenza is a city in Italy, located at the confluence of the rivers Busento and Crathis. Croton may also refer to a plant genus See Croton (genus. Or to the NY village Croton-on-Hudson. Cosenza is a city in Italy, located at the confluence of the rivers Busento and Crathis. San Giovanni in Fiore is town and Comune in the Province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Cosenza is a city in Italy, located at the confluence of the rivers Busento and Crathis. A cog railway, rack-and-pinion railway or rack railway is a Railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The Ferrovie dello Stato (Italian State Railways or FS is the operator of the Italian Railway network
Today several centres are becoming tourist resorts.
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