Milazzo
Milazzo
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| Comune di Milazzo | |
Via Duomo Antico in Milazzo | |
| Nickname: The cape town | |
Milazzo within the Province of Messina | |
Location of Milazzo | |
| Coordinates: 38°13′15″N 15°14′29″E / 38.22083°N 15.24139°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Metropolitan city | Messina (ME) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pippo Midili |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.23 km2 (9.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (31 May 2016) | |
• Total | 31,527 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Milazzesi, Mamertini or Milaiti |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 98057 |
| Dialing code | 090 |
| Patron saint | St. Stephen |
| Saint day | First Sunday of September |
| Website | Official website |
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Milazzo (Sicilian: Milazzu; Latin: Mylae; Ancient Greek: Μύλαι, romanized: Mýlai) is a municipality (comune) in the Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, southern Italy. It is the largest municipality in the Metropolitan City after Messina and Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto. The town has a population of around 31,500 inhabitants.
Founded by the ancient Greeks around 716 BC and part of Magna Graecia and recognised as a Roman civitas since 36 BC, the city was also at the centre of history during the First Punic War (260 BC), and in July 1860 with the arrival of the red shirts in the battle of Milazzo during the Expedition of the Thousand, an event of the unification of Italy.