Rodì Milici

Rodì Milici
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Messina  (ME)
Local name	Rudia Milici
Coordinates	38 ° 7 '  N , 15 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 7 '0 "  N , 15 ° 10' 0"  E
height	125  m slm
surface	36 km²
Residents	1,986 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	55 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	98059
prefix	090
ISTAT number	083075
Popular name	Rodiesi or Milicesi
Website	Rodì Milici

Rodì Milici is a municipality in the metropolitan city of Messina in the Sicily region in Italy with 1986 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Rodì Milici is 48 kilometers west of Messina . The inhabitants mainly work in agriculture (citrus fruits, olives and wine). The municipality of Rodì Milici is divided into two parts: Rodì on the left bank of the Patri stream, further south lies Milici on the right bank of the Patri stream.

The neighboring municipalities are Antillo , Castroreale , Fondachelli-Fantina , Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea , Novara di Sicilia and Terme Vigliatore .

history

The founding date of Rodì Milici is unknown. Crusaders of the Order of St. John probably received the place from Frederick II and named it after the Greek island of Rhodes . The origin of the crusaders is said to have been Rhodes.

Attractions

• necropolis
• Fortification from the Bronze Age

Web links

Commons : Rodì Milici  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Site by Rodì Milici (Italian and English)

Individual evidence

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