Letojanni

Letojanni
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Messina  (ME)
Local name	Letujanni
Coordinates	37 ° 53 '  N , 15 ° 18'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 53 '0 "  N , 15 ° 18' 0"  E
height	5  m slm
surface	6.8 km²
Residents	2,846 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	419 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	98037
prefix	0942
ISTAT number	083038
Popular name	Letojannesi

Letojanni is an Italian commune in the metropolitan city of Messina in the autonomous region of Sicily with 2846 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Letojanni is located 50 km southwest of Messina directly on the east coast of Sicily. The municipality covers an area of ​​6.8 km². The main livelihood of the residents is tourism .

The neighboring municipalities are Castelmola , Forza d'Agrò , Gallodoro , Mongiuffi Melia and Taormina .

history

Letojanni was originally part of the Gallodoro municipality . In 1952 Letojanni was granted autonomy.

Attractions

The Church of San Giuseppe was destroyed by a severe earthquake in 1908 and rebuilt in 1929.

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  San Giuseppe

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  Letojanni seen from the ancient theater in Taormina

Web links

Commons : Letojanni  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information about Letojanni (Italian)

Individual evidence

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