Rometta

Coordinates: 38°10′N 15°25′E / 38.167°N 15.417°E / 38.167; 15.417
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Rometta
Ρομέττα (Greek)
Comune di Rometta
Skyline
Skyline
Location of Rometta
Map
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
98043
Dialing code090
Patron saintSt. Leo of Catania
Saint day20 February
WebsiteOfficial website

Rometta (Sicilian: Ramietta) 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 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Messina. It was the last bastion of Sicily controlled by the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium), and falling only in 965 to the Kalbids' Muslim army in the Siege of Rometta.

Aeolian islands
at the sunset.

Rometta borders the following municipalities: Messina, Monforte San Giorgio, Roccavaldina, Saponara, Venetico, Spadafora.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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