Crati
| Nation: |  Vegno
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| Population: | 340,574 |
| Predominant language: | Vegnian, Common Tongue |
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| Main roads: | Via Cossa, Corso Mazzini, Via Capolanza |
| Major districts: | Donnici, Sant'Ippolito, Borgo Partenope, Muoio |
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| Current mayor: | Franz Caruso (FV) |
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Crati is one of the most populated city in Vegno, with a population of 340,574 residents. It's located in the Region of Buonriposo, of which it is the capital, in the most inland area of the Vegnese territory.
To this day, the city remains a cultural hub, with museums, monuments, theatres and libraries.
Geography
Located at the confluence of two ancient rivers, the Busento and the Crati, the city stands 238 m above sea level in a valley between the Campoasciutto plateau and the Buonriposo hills. The old town, overshadowed by its castle, descends to the river Crati, while the modern city lies to the north, beyond the Busento, on level ground.
As regard the climate, it experiences cold winters and mild summers.
Culture
Main Sights
The Cathedral
The exact origins of the Duomo are unknown; it was probably built a lot of years ago. It's noticed that an earthquake destroyed the cathedral, and rebuilding was necessary. Before the born of the Vegnese Republic the church was covered by a baroque superstructure that obliterated the original structure and its works of art. At the beginning of 1700 AN, Archbishop Camillo Sorgente entrusted restoration work to Pisanti, who recovered the original old arches and the ancient structure of the church. In the 1705s the work was finally completed.
Open Air Museum
In the modern part of Crati, in an area stretching from the pedestrianized Corso Mazzini to Piazza Bilotti, lies the open-air "Museo MAB" (Museo all'aperto Bilotti). The museum hosts a wide range of modern art sculptures that stand in the street for residents and tourists. The sculptures were donated to the city by the Vegnese entrepreneur and art collector, Carlo Bilotti.
Sports
Crati is home to Lega B football team Crati Calcio and Lega A Rino-Rino, whose stadium is the Cantorunno Stadium, a 44,000 seat stadium located in the modern part of the city, built by an association between the comunal government and the Cantorunno industry.
Cuisine
The simple and imaginative cuisine of Crati is characterized by strong and genuine flavors typical of the Buonriposo peasant tradition which takes full advantage of all the genuine products of the earth and linked in kind to the Buonriposo hills culinary tradition. The gastronomic specialty of Crati par excellence are the cuddrurieddri (savory fried donuts prepared throughout the Christmas period) which also represent Crati's street food throughout the year. Typical Buonriposo dish used above all as a side dish but sometimes also in the appetizer are the 'mbacchiuse potatoes (strictly prepared with the renowned Buonriposo potato), characterized by fried potatoes stuck together (mbacchiuse in Crati) in extra virgin olive oil with onion, oregano and salt.
Among the typical main courses stand out vruacculi i rapa e sazizza (turnip broccoli fried with olive oil, salt and chilli pepper together with Crati sausage), lamb chops, mazzacorde prepared with lamb entrails or kid. Fish-based dishes are rare, as Cratia is a city with a peasant-mountain culinary tradition: the second par excellence is Crati-style cod with potatoes, black olives, peppers, tomato sauce, bay leaves, parsley, salt and pepper and cod fried.
