Santa Domenica Vittoria
Santa Domenica Vittoria | |
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| Comune di Santa Domenica Vittoria | |
Mother Church | |
Location of Santa Domenica Vittoria | |
| Coordinates: 37°55′N 14°58′E / 37.917°N 14.967°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Metropolitan city | Messina (ME) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nunzio Spartà |
| Area | |
• Total | 19 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,080 m (3,540 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2021) | |
• Total | 873 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 98030 |
| Dialing code | 095 |
| Patron saint | St. Antonio Abate |
| Website | Official Website |
Santa Domenica Vittoria (Sicilian: Santa Dumìnica) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, southern Italy. It is situated 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Randazzo in the Nebrodi Mountains Range. It is 1,080 metres (3,540 ft) above sea level and has views over all of the northern Etna Valley. Although the town is in the Metropolitan City of Messina it takes the telephone prefix for the Metropolitan City of Catania as it is on the border between the two entities.
The comune borders the following municipalities: Floresta, Montalbano Elicona, Randazzo, and Roccella Valdemone.
Santa Domenica Vittoria is named after a Calabrian saint, who was a victim of the Roman persecution of Christians under Diocletian.