Montesilvano
Montesilvano | |
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Città di Montesilvano | |
Coordinates: 42°30′51″N 14°8′58″E / 42.51417°N 14.14944°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Abruzzo |
Province | Pescara (PE) |
Frazioni | Colonnetta, Case di Pietro, Fossonono, Mazzocco, Montesilvano Colle, Montesilvano Spiaggia, Santa Venere, Trave, Villa Verlengia, Villa Canonico, Villa Carmine, Villa Verrocchio |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ottavio De Martinis (Lega[1]) |
Area | |
• Total | 23.57 km2 (9.10 sq mi) |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 53,275 |
• Density | 2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi) |
Demonym | Montesilvanesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 65015 - 65016 |
Dialing code | 085 |
ISTAT code | 068024 |
Patron saint | Sant'Antonio di Padova |
Website | Official website |
Montesilvano (Italian pronunciation: [ˌmontesilˈvaːno]) is a city and comune of the province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Abruzzo is often called Mare-Monti (Sea-Mountain) region. The name Montesilvano is apparently derived from the Latin which means "woody hill" ("woods" – silva).
Geography
Montesilvano is located on the Adriatic Sea immediately north of Pescara, to which it is physically connected. It is divided into Montesilvano Marina and Montesilvano Colle. The first is a seaside resort; the second is the original medieval comune and citadel. Montesilvano is a two-hour drive from Rome and is close to Abruzzo Airport and Pescara Centrale railway station. The mouth of the Saline river is directly north of the town.
Administration
The 2019 Italian local elections saw Ottavio De Martinis, standing for Lega, elected as the Mayor of Montesilvano.[1][5]
Twin towns — sister cities
Montesilvano is twinned with:
Notable people
- Giò Di Tonno, singer
- Dean Martin, singer and movie star whose father was from Montesilvano
- Franco Marini, politician, Montesilvano senator and president of the Italian Senate
References
- ^ a b "Amministrazione comunale Montesilvano". Tuttitalia.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ citypopulation.de. "Abruzzo Region".
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Elezioni Comunali 2014 - Comune di Montesilvano Liste e risultati". Repubblica.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Побратимски градови". gradgradiska.com (in Serbian). Gradiška. 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "Gli Ultimi Sovietici, IlTascabile.com". July 2018.
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