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Motta d'Affermo

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Comune in Sicily, Italy

Motta d'Affermo
Comune
Comune di Motta d'Affermo

Location of Motta d'Affermo
37°59′N 14°18′E / 37.983°N 14.300°E / 37.983; 14.300
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Messina (ME)
Frazioni	Torremuzza
Government
• Mayor	Sebastiano Adamo
Area ^[1]
• Total	14.6 km² (5.6 sq mi)
Elevation	660 m (2,170 ft)
Population (30 November 2011)^[2]
• Total	828
• Density	57/km² (150/sq mi)
Demonym	Mottesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	98070
Dialing code	0921
Patron saint	St. Luke, St. Roch
Website	Official website

Motta d'Affermo (Sicilian: Motta d'Affermu) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of Palermo and about 110 kilometres (68 mi) west of Messina.

Motta d'Affermo borders the following municipalities: Pettineo, Reitano, Tusa.

Main sights

Mother Church of S. Maria degli Angeli (1380, rebuilt in 1453)
Church of St. Roch (1657)
Castle (12th-13th centuries)
Palazzo Minneci (17th century)
Torremuzza Tower (13th century)
Church of St. Peter

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.