Naso (Sicily)

Naso
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Messina  (ME)
Local name	Nasu
Coordinates	38 ° 7 '  N , 14 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 7 '0 "  N , 14 ° 47' 0"  E
height	490  m slm
surface	36 km²
Residents	3,623 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	101 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	98074
prefix	0941
ISTAT number	083060
Popular name	Nasitani or Nasensi
Patron saint	San Cono

Naso is a city in the metropolitan city of Messina in the Sicily region in Italy with 3623 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Naso is 113 km southwest of Messina and 15 km southeast of Capo d'Orlando . The inhabitants work mainly in agriculture and in small businesses in the processing industry.

The neighboring municipalities are: Brolo , Capo d'Orlando , Castell'Umberto , Ficarra , Mirto , San Salvatore di Fitalia and Sinagra .

history

The place originated in the Middle Ages and later passed to the Counts of Ventimiglia .

Attractions

• Church of San Salvatore, a baroque church with figures of saints from the 15th century
• Parish church
• Santa Maria del Gesu Church, built in the 15th century

Web links

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

• Page of Naso (Italian)

Individual evidence

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