Gaggi

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Gaggi
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Gaggi (Italy)
Gaggi
Country Italy
region Sicily
Metropolitan city Messina  (ME)
Local name Caggi / Kaggi
Coordinates 37 ° 52 '  N , 15 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 51 '38 "  N , 15 ° 13' 14"  E
height 106  m slm
surface 7.34 km²
Residents 3,181 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 433 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 98030
prefix 0942
ISTAT number 083029
Popular name Gaggitani (Sicilian) or Gaggesi (Italian)
Patron saint San Sebastiano

Gaggi is a city of Metropolitan city of Messina in the Region of Sicily in Italy with 3181 inhabitants (December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Gaggi is 59 km southwest of Messina in the lower valley of the Alcantara River . The distance to Taormina is 15 km. The residents mainly work in agriculture. Olives, wine and wheat are grown.

Gaggi is about 6 km from the A18 / E45 motorway , Giardini-Naxos exit . In the direction of Francavilla you can visit the Gole dell'Alcantara from Gaggi . In contrast to many other mountain villages in Sicily, Gaggi is a growing place with several new development areas.

The neighboring municipalities are Castelmola , Castiglione di Sicilia ( CT ), Graniti , Mongiuffi Melia and Taormina .

history

At the time of the Romans the area around Gaggi was uninhabited. In 902 the area was conquered and settled by the Arabs. In 1078 Conte Ruggero D'Altavilla conquered the place and handed it over to the monastery of Savoca . In 1639 Giuseppe Barrile, later Baron von Melia and Marchese, conquered the small town. In 1820 Gaggi gained independence from Taormina .

Attractions

Chiesa de San Giuseppe Operaio
  • Church of Saint Sebastiano from the 16th century
  • 18th century Madre Church in Piazza Madre
  • Palace of the Marchese Schico from the 16th century

Individual evidence

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

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