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Not to be confused with Strait of Messina metropolitan area.
| Metropolitan City of Messina | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Established | 4 August 2015 |
| Capital(s) | Messina |
| Comuni | 108 |
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| • Metropolitan Mayor | Cateno De Luca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,266.12 km2 (1,261.06 sq mi) |
| Population (28-2-2014) | |
| • Total | 647,477 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| ISTAT | 283[1] |
| Website | Official website |
The Metropolitan City of Messina (Italian: Città metropolitana di Messina) is a metropolitan city in Sicily, Italy. Its capital is the city of Messina. It replaced the Province of Messina and comprises the city of Messina and other 107 municipalities (comuni). According to Eurostat in 2014,[2] the FUA of the metropolitan area of Messina had 277,584 inhabitants.
The nearby archipelago of Aeolian Islands also is administratively a part of Metropolitan City of Messina.
History[]
It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by the regional law 15 August 2015.[3]
Geography[]
Territory[]
The metropolitan city borders with the Metropolitan City of Palermo (the former Province of Palermo), the Metropolitan City of Catania (the former Province of Catania) and the Province of Enna. Part of its territory includes the Metropolitan area of the Strait of Messina, shared with Reggio Calabria.
Isola Bella, Taormina
Alcantara canyon
The Rocca Salvatesta(1340 m) from Fondachelli-Fantina
The Sanctuary of Tindari
Megaliths of Argimusco, Montalbano-Elicona
Feast of the Guardian Angel, the second Sunday of July at Fondachelli Fantina
Municipalities[]
- Acquedolci
- Alcara li Fusi
- Alì
- Alì Terme
- Antillo
- Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto
- Basicò
- Brolo
- Capizzi
- Capo d'Orlando
- Capri Leone
- Caronia
- Casalvecchio Siculo
- Castel di Lucio
- Castell'Umberto
- Castelmola
- Castroreale
- Cesarò
- Condrò
- Falcone
- Ficarra
- Fiumedinisi
- Floresta
- Fondachelli-Fantina
- Forza d'Agrò
- Francavilla di Sicilia
- Frazzanò
- Furci Siculo
- Furnari
- Gaggi
- Galati Mamertino
- Gallodoro
- Giardini Naxos
- Gioiosa Marea
- Graniti
- Gualtieri Sicaminò
- Itala
- Leni
- Letojanni
- Librizzi
- Limina
- Lipari
- Longi
- Malfa
- Malvagna
- Mandanici
- Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea
- Merì
- Messina
- Milazzo
- Militello Rosmarino
- Mirto
- Mistretta
- Mojo Alcantara
- Monforte San Giorgio
- Mongiuffi Melia
- Montagnareale
- Montalbano Elicona
- Motta Camastra
- Motta d'Affermo
- Naso
- Nizza di Sicilia
- Novara di Sicilia
- Oliveri
- Pace del Mela
- Pagliara
- Patti
- Pettineo
- Piraino
- Raccuja
- Reitano
- Roccafiorita
- Roccalumera
- Roccavaldina
- Roccella Valdemone
- Rodì Milici
- Rometta
- San Filippo del Mela
- San Fratello
- San Marco d'Alunzio
- San Pier Niceto
- San Piero Patti
- San Salvatore di Fitalia
- Santa Domenica Vittoria
- Sant'Agata di Militello
- Sant'Alessio Siculo
- Santa Lucia del Mela
- Santa Marina Salina
- Sant'Angelo di Brolo
- Santa Teresa di Riva
- San Teodoro
- Santo Stefano di Camastra
- Saponara
- Savoca
- Scaletta Zanclea
- Sinagra
- Spadafora
- Taormina
- Terme Vigliatore
- Torregrotta
- Torrenova
- Tortorici
- Tripi
- Tusa
- Ucria
- Valdina
- Venetico
- Villafranca Tirrena
Government[]
List of Metropolitan Mayors of Messina[]
| Metropolitan Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
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| 1 | Renato Accorinti | 10 June 2016 | 26 June 2018[4] | Independent (left-wing) |
| 2 | Cateno De Luca | 26 June 2018 | Incumbent | Independent (centre) |
Traditions[]
| date | Feast | City |
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| 6 December | Feast of Saint Nicholas | Saponara |
| 8 December | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Saponara |
| 13 December | Feast of Saint Lucy | Santa Lucia del Mela |
| 6 January | living Nativity scene | Montalbano Elicona |
| 20 January | Feast of Saint Sebastian | Mistretta |
| 19 March | Feast of Saint Joseph | Oliveri |
| 19 March and Tuesday after Easter | Feast of Saint Joseph | Piraino |
| 19 March | Feast of Saint Joseph | Merì |
| the 11-12 and third Suturday of May | Feast of Saint Philip of Agira | Limina |
| 3 June | Feast of the Madonna della Lettera | Messina |
| 3 June | Feast of the Madonna della Lettera | Itala |
| 12 June | Feast of the Madonna di Montalto | Messina |
| 13 June and following Sunday | Feast of Anthony of Padua | Milazzo |
| 24 June | Feast of Saint John the Baptist | Castanea, Messina |
| 29 June | Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul | San Pier Niceto |
| 2 July | Feast of Our Lady of Graces | Furci Siculo |
| first Sunday of July | Feast of Saint Maria Annunziata | Merì |
| first Sunday of July | Feast of the Madonna of the saint water | Valdina |
| first Sunday of July | Feast of Our Lady of Graces | Naso |
| second Sunday of July | Feast of the Saint Guardian Angel | Fondachelli-Fantina |
| 16 July | Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel | Roccalumera |
| 25 July | Feast of the Saint James | Capizzi |
| first Sunday of August | Feast on the sea of the Saint Mary of Porto Salvo | Santa Teresa di Riva |
| first Sunday of August | Feast on the sea of the Saint Sebastian | Graniti |
| 3 August | Feast of the Madonna of Dinnammare | Larderia, Messina |
| 5 August | Feast of the Saint Mary of the Snows | Santa Lucia del Mela |
| 9–10 August | Feast of Saint Lorenz | Frazzanò |
| second Sunday of August | Feast of Saint Lucy | Savoca |
| second Sunday of August | Feast of Saint Sebastian | Gaggi |
| 14–16 August | Feast on the Assumption of Mary | Gallodoro |
| 15 August | Feast on the Assumption of Mary | Messina |
| 15 August | Feast on the Assumption of Mary | Novara di Sicilia |
| first Sunday of September | Feast of the Madonna of the chain | Mongiuffi Melia |
| 8 September | Feast of the Madonna of the Divine providence | Fondachelli-Fantina |
| 7–8 September | Feast of the black Madonna of Tindari | Tindari |
See also[]
- Province of Messina
- Strait of Messina metropolitan area
References[]
- ^ "Codici delle città metropolitane al 1° gennaio 2017" (in it). 23 December 2016. https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/145343.
- ^ http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=urb_lpop1&lang=en
- ^ "Città metropolitane-legge 4 agosto 2015 n 15" (in Italian). http://www.gurs.regione.sicilia.it/Gazzette/g15-32o/g15-32o.pdf.
- ^ Suspended from office from 10 October 2017 to 8 March 2018.
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