Scaletta Zanclea is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 180 kilometres (110 mi) east of Palermo and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Messina.

Scaletta Zanclea
Σκαλέττα Ζάνκλεα (Greek)
Comune di Scaletta Zanclea
Castle of Scaletta Zanclea.
Castle of Scaletta Zanclea.
Coat of arms of Scaletta Zanclea
Location of Scaletta Zanclea
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Scaletta Zanclea is located in Italy
Scaletta Zanclea
Scaletta Zanclea
Location of Scaletta Zanclea in Italy
Scaletta Zanclea is located in Sicily
Scaletta Zanclea
Scaletta Zanclea
Scaletta Zanclea (Sicily)
Coordinates: 38°3′N 15°28′E / 38.050°N 15.467°E / 38.050; 15.467
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
Metropolitan cityMessina (ME)
FrazioniGuidomandri Marina, Guidomandri Superiore, Scaletta Superiore
Government
 • MayorGianfranco Moschella
Area
 • Total
5.0 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2011)[2]
 • Total
2,272
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
DemonymScalettesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
98029
Dialing code090
WebsiteOfficial website

The comune suffered heavily in the mudslides which devastated the area in 2009.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ "Le località più colpite". La Stampa (in Italian). 2009-10-04. Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2009-10-04.