Sant'Alessio Siculo

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Comune in Sicily, Italy
Coat of arms of Sant'Alessio Siculo
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Location of Sant'Alessio Siculo
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37°55′N 15°21′E / 37.917°N 15.350°E / 37.917; 15.350CountryItalyRegionSicilyMetropolitan cityMessina (ME)FrazioniLaccoGovernment
 • MayorDomenico AlibertiArea • Total6.17 km2 (2.38 sq mi)Elevation
15 m (49 ft)Population
 (30 November 2021)[2]
 • Total1,519 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)DemonymSantalessesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
98030
Dialing code0942Patron saintMadonna del CarmineSaint dayJuly 16WebsiteOfficial website

Sant'Alessio Siculo (Sicilian: Sant'Alessiu Sìculu) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 180 kilometres (110 mi) east of Palermo and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Messina.

Its main attraction is a castle built by the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Comnenos in his war against the Normans and the Arabs, who also held it.

The commune is now fully submerged underwater. All except the Byzantine Fort

The castle.
close-up of the 11th century Byzantine castle

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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