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Comune in Sicily, Italy
Sant'Alessio Siculo
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Location of Sant'Alessio Siculo
Sant'Alessio Siculo is located in ItalySant'Alessio SiculoSant'Alessio SiculoLocation of Sant'Alessio Siculo in ItalyShow map of ItalySant'Alessio Siculo is located in SicilySant'Alessio SiculoSant'Alessio SiculoSant'Alessio Siculo (Sicily)Show map of Sicily
Coordinates: 37°55′N 15°21′E / 37.917°N 15.350°E / 37.917; 15.350
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
Metropolitan cityMessina (ME)
FrazioniLacco
Government
 • MayorDomenico Aliberti
Area
 • Total6.17 km (2.38 sq mi)
Elevation15 m (49 ft)
Population
 • Total1,519
 • Density250/km (640/sq mi)
DemonymSantalessesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code98030
Dialing code0942
Patron saintMadonna del Carmine
Saint dayJuly 16
WebsiteOfficial 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 in the 11th century by the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Comnenos in his war against the Normans and the Arabs, who also held it. It sits on the promontory Capo Sant'Alessio overlooking the sea and beach.

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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