Savoca (Sicilian: Sàvuca) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 170 kilometres (110 mi) east of Palermo and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Messina.
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Comune | |
Comune di Savoca | |
Location of Savoca | |
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Coordinates: 37°57′21″N 15°20′22″E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Metropolitan city | Messina (ME) |
Frazioni | Botte, Cantidati, Contura, Cucco, Mancusa, Mortilla, Rina, Rogani, Romissa, Scorsonello, San Francesco di Paola |
Government | |
• Mayor | Antonino Bartolotta |
Area | |
• Total | 9.08 km2 (3.51 sq mi) |
Elevation | 330 m (1,080 ft) |
Population (31 August 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 1,714 |
• Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Savocesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 98038 |
Dialing code | 0942 |
Website | Official website |
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 (1972).[3] 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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