Gioiosa Marea (
Sicilian: ''Giujusa'') is a ''
comune'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Messina in the
Italian region
Sicily, located about east of
Palermo
Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...
and about west of
Messina
Messina (, also , ) is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of more than 219,000 inhabitants in ...
.
Gioiosa Marea borders the following municipalities:
Montagnareale,
Patti,
Piraino,
Sant'Angelo di Brolo
Sant'Angelo di Brolo ( Sicilian: ''Sant'Àncilu di Brolu'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about west of Messina.
Sant'Angelo di Brolo borders ...
. The towns name translates to "Joyful Tide".
People
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Guido Natoli
Guido Natoli (2 February 1893 – 23 October 1966) was an Italian farmer and member of the Camera dei deputati of the Italian parliament, parliament of Italian Fascism, Fascist Italy. He was born at Gioiosa Marea in the province of Messina, ...
(1893–1966)
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Sicily
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