Gioiosa Marea (
Sicilian: ''Giujusa'') is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Messina
The Metropolitan City of Messina ( it, Città metropolitana di Messina) is a Metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city in Sicily, Italy. Its capital is the city of Messina. It replaced the Province of Messina and comprises the city of Messin ...
in the
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
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region
Sicily
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, located about east of
Palermo and about west of
Messina.
Gioiosa Marea borders the following municipalities:
Montagnareale
Montagnareale ( Sicilian: ''Muntagnariali'') 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.
Montagnareale borders the following munici ...
,
Patti,
Piraino
Piraino ( Sicilian: ''Piràinu'') 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.
The municipality of Piraino contains the ''frazioni'' (s ...
,
Sant'Angelo di Brolo. The towns name translates to "Joyful Tide".
People
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Guido Natoli (1893–1966)
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Sicily
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