Saponara

Saponara is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 180 kilometres east of Palermo and about 10 kilometres west of Messina. Saponara borders the following municipalities: Messina, Rometta, Villafranca Tirrena.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ecce Homo sanctuary and Santa Margherita di Antiochia.

Ecce Homo sanctuary

Church

Photo: Aldo fiorenza, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ecce Homo sanctuary is a church, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Saponara.

Santa Margherita di Antiochia

Church

Photo: Aldo fiorenza, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Santa Margherita di Antiochia is a church, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Saponara.

Castello di Bauso

Castle

Photo: Effems, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castello di Bauso is a castle, which is situated 4 km north of Saponara.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Villafranca Tirrena and Scarcelli.

Villafranca Tirrena

Photo: Zoroastro, Public domain.

Villafranca Tirrena is in the province of Messina on the island of Sicily, Italy. It is 22 km across the Straits of Messina to the region of Calabria. The municipality of Villafranca Tirrena contains the frazioni Serro, Divieto, Castelluccio, Castello, and Calvaruso.

Scarcelli

Village

Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Scarcelli is a village.

San Cono

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

San Cono is one of the frazioni of Rometta comune in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily… San Cono is situated 3½ km southwest of Saponara.

Saponara

Type: Locality with 3,870 residents
Also known as: “083092”
Location: Messina, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

38.1944° or 38° 11′ 40″ north

Longitude

15.4328° or 15° 25′ 58″ east

Population

3,870

Elevation

150 metres (492 feet)

Open location code

8FCQ5CVM+P4

GeoNames ID

6540836

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In Other Languages

“Saponara” goes by many names.

Italian: “Comune di Saponara”
Italian: “Saponara”

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