Serrara Fontana is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) on the
Ischia
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island, in the
Metropolitan City of Naples
The Metropolitan City of Naples ( it, Città metropolitana di Napoli) is an Italian metropolitan city in Campania region, established on 1 January 2015. Its capital city is Naples; within the city there are 92 comunes (municipalities).
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region
Campania
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.
It is the highest and the smallest ''comune'' of the island. It was created by the union of the former villages of Serrara and Fontana.
Its territory comprises several small villages: Noia, Calimera, Ciglio, Succhivo, Sant'Angelo, located on different elevations from the mountain to the sea.
Serrara Fontana borders the following municipalities:
Barano d'Ischia
Barano d'Ischia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located in the south-west area of Ischia island, about 30 km southwest of Naples.
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,
Casamicciola Terme
Casamicciola Terme is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located in the northern part of the Ischia Island.
Geography
Casamicciola Terme borders the following municipalities: Barano d'Is ...
,
Forio
Forio (known also as ''Forio of Ischia'') is a town and ''comune'' of c. 17,000 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Naples, southern Italy, situated on the island of Ischia.
Overview
Its territory includes the town of Panza, the only ''frazio ...
.
German chancellor
Angela Merkel
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and her husband spend their summer vacation in the region on a regular basis.
"Merkel on vacation on Ischia: a call to the mayor
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References
Cities and towns in Campania
Ischia
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