The
province of Crotone is a
province in the
Calabria region of
Italy. It was formed in 1992 out of a section of the
province of Catanzaro. The provincial capital is the city of
Crotone. It borders the provinces of
Cosenza,
Catanzaro, and also the Ionian Sea. It contains the mountain Pizzuta, the National Park of the Sila, Montagnella Park, and the Giglietto Valley. Crotone was founded in 710 BCE. It participated in the
Second Punic War against the Roman Republic.