Malfa

Malfa
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Messina (ME)
Local name	Malfa
Coordinates	38 ° 35 ' N , 14 ° 50' E Coordinates: 38 ° 35 '0 " N , 14 ° 50' 0" E
height	90 m slm
surface	8 km²
Residents	987 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	123 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	98050
prefix	090
ISTAT number	083043
Popular name	Malfitani

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Pollara district

Malfa is a city of Metropolitan city of Messina in the Region of Sicily in Italy with 987 inhabitants (December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Malfa is located on the north coast of the Aeolian island of Salina . The inhabitants work mainly in agriculture and in summer in tourism. There are other jobs in the fishing industry.

Salina can be reached by ferries and hydrofoils from Messina or Milazzo to the port of Santa Marina Salina. In summer there are also connections to Cefalù , Naples and Vibo Valentia .

The districts Malfa and Pollara as well as the small island Scoglio Faraglione belong to the municipality . The neighboring communities on the island of Salina are Leni (southwest) and Santa Marina Salina (southeast).

history

The island of Salina and thus the place Malfa was already settled in prehistoric times. The name Malfa is derived from the former trade relations with the Amalfi Coast .

Further information

Since 1991 the “Sagra del cappero”, the caper festival, has taken place on the first weekend in June. At the beginning, agricultural experts from Palermo and Rome will travel to exchange experiences on caper cultivation and quality. This is followed by a two-day folk festival in which original costumes are worn and traditional music is danced and sung.

In 1994 Michael Radford shot the film The Postman in Pollara .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

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

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