Savoca
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Comune di Savoca | |
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Country | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Province | Province of Messina (ME) |
Mayor | Antonino Bartolotta (since May 28, 2002) |
Elevation | 330 m (1,083 ft) |
Area | 8.8 km² (3 sq mi) |
Population (as of Dec. 2004) | |
- Total | 1,661 |
- Density | 189/km² (490/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
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Gentilic | Savocesi |
Dialing code | 0942 |
Postal code | 98038 |
Website: www.comunedisavoca.it |
Savoca is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 170 km east of Palermo and about 30 km southwest of Messina.
Savoca borders the following municipalities: Casalvecchio Siculo, Forza d'Agrò, Furci Siculo, Sant'Alessio Siculo, Santa Teresa di Riva.
The town, together with Forza d'Agrò, was the location for the scenes set in Corleone of Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather. Bar Vitelli in Savoca, which is still a functioning establishment, was featured in the motion picture as the place where Michael Corleone asked Apollonia's father to meet his daughter.
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[edit] External links
- Official website (Italian) (German) (English) (Spanish) (French)