Savoca
Comune in Sicily, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Savoca (Sicilian: Sàvuca) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 170 kilometres (110 mi) east of Palermo and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Messina.
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Savoca | |
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| Comune di Savoca | |
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| Coordinates: 37°57′21″N 15°20′22″E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Metropolitan city | Messina (ME) |
| Frazioni | Botte, Cantidati, Contura, Cucco, Mancusa, Mortilla, Rina, Rogani, Romissa, Scorsonello, San Francesco di Paola |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonino Bartolotta |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.08 km2 (3.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 330 m (1,080 ft) |
| Population (31 August 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 1,714 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Savocesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 98038 |
| Dialing code | 0942 |
| Website | Official website |
Savoca borders the following municipalities: Casalvecchio Siculo, Forza d'Agrò, Furci Siculo, Sant'Alessio Siculo, Santa Teresa di Riva. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]
The town, together with Forza d'Agrò, was the location for the scenes set in Corleone of Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972).[4] Bar Vitelli in Savoca, which is still a functioning establishment, was featured in the motion picture as the place where Michael Corleone asked Apollonia's father to meet his daughter.
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