Santa Teresa di Riva

Santa Teresa di Riva
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Messina  (ME)
Local name	Santa Teresa di Riva
Coordinates	37 ° 56 ′  N , 15 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 56 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 21 ′ 0 ″  E
height	6  m slm
surface	8 km²
Residents	9,421 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	1,178 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	98028
prefix	0942
ISTAT number	083089
Santa Teresa di Riva

Santa Teresa di Riva is a municipality in the metropolitan city of Messina in the Region of Sicily in Italy with 9421 inhabitants (December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Santa Teresa di Riva is 34 km southwest of Messina . The inhabitants mainly work in agriculture, metal and cement processing. The community benefits from its favorable location on the Ionian Sea .

The neighboring municipalities are Casalvecchio Siculo , Furci Siculo , Sant'Alessio Siculo and Savoca .

history

In the place of Santa Teresa di Riva stood the port of Savoca (Marina di Savoca). Marina di Savoca was destroyed in 1849. The community was rebuilt on the site in 1853 and gained its independence.

Buildings

• Madonna del Carmelo Church
• Sacra Famiglia Church
• Madonna di Portosalvo church
• S. Vito Church

Web links

Commons : Santa Teresa di Riva  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information about Santa Teresa di Riva (English, Italian and French)

Individual evidence

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