Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto

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Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto
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Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto (Italy)
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto
Country Italy
region Sicily
Metropolitan city Messina  (ME)
Local name Barcillona and Pizzaottu
Coordinates 38 ° 9 '  N , 15 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 9 '0 "  N , 15 ° 13' 0"  E
height 60  m slm
surface 58 km²
Residents 41,004 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 707 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 98051
prefix 090
ISTAT number 083005
Popular name Barcellonesi
Patron saint San Sebastiano
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto

Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ( Sicilian : Baccialona Pizzaottu) is a municipality in the metropolitan city of Messina in the Sicily region in Italy with 41,004 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto is 46 km west of Messina on the east coast of the Gulf of Patti. The place consists of the districts Barcellona and Pozzo di Gotto. The inhabitants work mainly in agriculture (citrus fruits, olives and cereals), in handicrafts and in the glass and textile industries. There are other jobs in tourism.

Barcellona-Castroreale station is on the Fiumetorto – Messina railway line , and the journey time to Messina Centrale is around 35 minutes. Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto has a motorway connection (Barcellona) to the A20 / E90 (Messina – Palermo).

The neighboring municipalities are Castroreale , Merì , Milazzo , Santa Lucia del Mela and Terme Vigliatore .

history

Barcellona was founded in the 17th century. Pozzo di Gotto has existed since the 16th century. In 1865 both districts merged into one municipality.

Attractions

The 17th century parish church of San Sebastian was destroyed in 1936 and rebuilt in Via Roma. Inside is the painting The Virgin and Saint Francis by Gaspare Camarda from 1606. In the church of the Basiliani there is an extensive collection of books.

The Museo etnostorico Nello Cassata is an ethnographic museum.

Web links

Commons : Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.