Savoca
Savoca | |
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| Comune di Savoca | |
 Church of St. Nicolò | |
Location of Savoca  | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Province of Messina (ME) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paolo Onofrio Trimarchi (since June 7, 2012) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 330 m (1,080 ft) |
| Population (Dec. 2004)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,661 |
| • 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 (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.
Savoca borders the following municipalities: Casalvecchio Siculo, Forza d'Agrò, Furci Siculo, Sant'Alessio Siculo, Santa Teresa di Riva.
The town, together with Forza d'Agrò, was the location for the scenes set in Corleone of Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather. 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.
Demographic evolution
Gallery
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San Michele Church
External links
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.