Street View Messina Messina, Province of Messina, Sicily Italy

Messina

Messina ( mess-EE-nə, US also miss-; Italian: [mesˈsiːna] ; Sicilian: Missina [mɪsˈsiːna]) is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of more than 218,000 inhabitants in the city proper and about 650,000 in the Metropolitan City. It is located near the northeast corner of Sicily, at the Strait of Messina and it is an important access terminal to Calabria region, Villa San Giovanni, Reggio Calabria on the mainland. According to Eurostat the FUA of the metropolitan area of Messina has, in 2014, 277,584 inhabitants.The city's main resources are its seaports (commercial and military shipyards), cruise tourism, commerce, and agriculture (wine production and cultivating lemons, oranges, mandarin oranges, and olives). The city has been a Roman Catholic Archdiocese and Archimandrite seat since 1548 and is home to a locally important international fair. The city has the University of Messina, founded in 1548 by Ignatius of Loyola.

Known in ancient times as: Zancle/Messana

Periods/Settlements: archaic, classical, hellenistic-republican, roman, late-antique, modern

Distance between:

Rome to Messina 304 Miles / 489 Kms
Milan to Messina 602 Miles / 969 Kms
Venice to Messina 529 Miles / 852 Kms

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Population 2020

Total: 229565
Total Men: 110029
Total Women: 110029

Messina Province of Messina Sicily Italy

Messina

Known in ancient times as: Zancle/Messana

Periods/Settlements: archaic, classical, hellenistic-republican, roman, late-antique, modern

Distance between:

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Population 2020

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