Isola di Capo Rizzuto
Comune
Comune di Isola di Capo Rizzuto
Palazzo Barracco, the town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Isola di Capo Rizzuto
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Coordinates: 38°57′32″N 17°05′44″E / 38.95889°N 17.09556°E / 38.95889; 17.09556
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Province	Crotone (KR)
Frazioni	Campolongo, Capo Rizzuto, Le Castella, Sant'Anna, Le Cannella, Marinella
Government
• Mayor	(commissar)
Area [1]
• Total	125 km2 (48 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population  (February 28, 2007)[2]
• Total	14,839
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Demonym	Isolitani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	88841
Dialing code	0962
Patron saint	Madonna Greca
Website	Official website

Isola di Capo Rizzuto is a comune (municipality) in the province of Crotone, Calabria, Italy. The population of the town is around 15,000.

Overview

Despite the name Isola (island), the town is entirely on the mainland. There are several theories about the name, which may derive from Greek mythology or may be a corruption of a Greek word. Geographically the seaside district of the town of Capo Rizzuto is a peninsula. Elsewhere the main historical attraction, the powerful 16th-century fortification in the district of Le Castella, stands on a piece of land connected to the mainland by a narrow causeway.

In 1977 the archaeologist Domenico Marino discovered and excavated a site on the Capo Piccolo promontory with important Early Bronze Age II and Middle Bronze Age I-II artifacts of Minoan origin, demonstrating early trade contact between the eastern Mediterranean and Italy. The finds are on display in the National Archaeological Museum in nearby Crotone.

The town forms part of the Marine Protected Area Capo Rizzuto.

The Sant'Anna Cara immigrant centre holds 1,500 people at a time.^[3]