Villa San Giovanni

Villa San Giovanni
Country	Italy
region	Calabria
Metropolitan city	Reggio Calabria  (RC)
Coordinates	38 ° 13 '  N , 15 ° 38'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 13 '0 "  N , 15 ° 38' 0"  E
surface	12 km²
Residents	13,368 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	1,114 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	89018
prefix	0965
ISTAT number	080096
Popular name	Villesi
Patron saint	San Giovanni Battista
Website	Villa San Giovanni

Villa San Giovanni is a town with 13,368 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria , Italy .

Geographical location

Villa San Giovanni is located on the Strait of Messina , a few kilometers from Sicily . In the north it borders on Scilla , in the south on the city of Reggio Calabria and in the east on Campo Calabro .

history

Villa San Giovanni has long been known for the manufacture of silk . Today there is not much left of the 56 silk weavers that were once there.

Villa San Giovanni was twice destroyed by earthquakes : the first time in 1783 and then in 1908 (the Messina earthquake ), which was the strongest earthquake in the history of Italy.

economy

Port of the city on the Strait of Messina

Villa San Giovanni's economy is strongly linked to the sea. Due to its location, besides the port of Reggio Calabria, it is the main connection point with the Sicilian Messina . Villa San Giovanni is located on the north-south connection E 45 . Numerous ferries depart from here, including those of the Bluvia line, a subsidiary of Italian railways. These are also used to translate trains to Sicily.

Web links

Commons : Villa San Giovanni  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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