Monforte San Giorgio | |
Official Name: | Comune di Monforte San Giorgio |
Native Name: | Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μονφόρτε Σαν Τζόρτζιο |
Coordinates: | 38.1667°N 37°W |
Region: | Sicily |
Metropolitan City: | Messina (ME) |
Frazioni: | Monforte Marina, Monforte San Giorgio, Pellegrino |
Mayor: | Giuseppe Cannistrà |
Area Total Km2: | 32.3 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2867 |
Population As Of: | 31 March 2012 |
Population Demonym: | Monfortesi |
Elevation M: | 287 |
Saint: | St. George |
Day: | April 23 |
Postal Code: | 98041 |
Area Code: | 090 |
Monforte San Giorgio (Sicilian: Munforti) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 180km (110miles) east of Palermo and about 15km (09miles) west of Messina.
It is home to the remains of a castle built by the local Orthodox monks to resist the Arab attacks. Later it was used by the Normans and the royal houses of Hohenstaufen and Anjou.