Giampilieri Superiore

Giampilieri Superiore
Frazione
Giampilieri Superiore
Location of Giampilieri Superiore in Italy
Coordinates: 38°04′N 15°28′E / 38.067°N 15.467°E / 38.067; 15.467Coordinates: 38°04′N 15°28′E / 38.067°N 15.467°E / 38.067; 15.467
Country  Italy
Region Sicily
Province Messina
Comune Messina
Elevation 75 m (246 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 1,800
Demonym(s) Giampilieresi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Dialing code 090
Patron saint Saint Nicholas
Saint day first Sunday of July

Giampilieri Superiore is a frazione of the comune of Messina in the Province of Messina, Sicily, southern Italy. It stands at an elevation of 75 metres above sea level. At the time of the Istat census of 2001, it had 1800 inhabitants.

The town suffered heavily in the mudslides which devastated the area in 2009.[1] Buried in mud, now it has been rebuilt.

Giampilieri Superiore after the 2009 mudslide, 2 October 2009

References

  1. "Le località più colpite" (in Italian). La Stampa. 2009-10-04. Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
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