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Messina Congress
Messina ( , ; ; ; ) 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 216,918 inhabitants in the city proper and about 595,948 in the metropolitan city as of 2025. It is located near the northeast corner of Sicily, at the Strait of Messina and it is an important access terminal to Calabria region, Villa San Giovanni, Reggio Calabria on the mainland. Founded by the Sicels with the name of ''Zancle'' in 757 BC, which in their language meant sickle, it was repopulated by Greek colonists of Magna Graecia and renamed ''Messana''. The city was renamed ''Messina'' in the Byzantine age. It was an important Roman, and then Greek-Byzantine city, but in 843 it was completely destroyed by the Arabs. Almost abandoned during the Islamic period, it rose again in the Norman era and reached the height of its grandeur between the late Middle Ages and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federico Basile
Federico Basile (born 19 June 1977) is an Italian politician who served as mayor of Messina since 2022. Biography Basile holds a degree in economics and commerce from the University of Messina. In 2005 he obtained the qualification to the profession of chartered accountant, as well as to that of auditor. From 2013 to 2018 he was a member of the board of auditors of the University of Messina, while from 2016 to 2017 he was an expert in marketing and economy of the territory of the municipality of Montalbano Elicona. Since February 2020 he has held the dual office of president of the evaluation unit of the metropolitan city of Messina and general manager of the municipality of Messina Messina ( , ; ; ; ) is a harbour city and the capital city, 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 216,918 inhabitants .... Mayor of Messina In 2022 he was a candidate f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
