Messina

Summary

Messina is a city^[1]. Messina has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Messina is located in Metropolitan City of Messina^[3].
• Messina is in the country of Italy^[4].
• Messina's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Messina's instance of is recorded as comune of Italy^[6].
• Messina's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Messina's instance of is recorded as polis^[8].
• Messina's official language is recorded as Italian^[9].
• Messina's shares border with is recorded as Itala^[10].
• Messina's shares border with is recorded as Monforte San Giorgio^[11].
• Messina's shares border with is recorded as Rometta^[12].
• Messina's shares border with is recorded as Saponara^[13].
• Messina's shares border with is recorded as Villafranca Tirrena^[14].
• Messina's shares border with is recorded as Fiumedinisi^[15].
• Messina's shares border with is recorded as Scaletta Zanclea^[16].
• Messina's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as First Quarter (Messina)^[17].
• Messina's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Second Quarter^[18].
• Messina's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Third Quarter^[19].
• Messina's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fourth Quarter^[20].
• Messina's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fifth Quarter^[21].
• Messina's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sixth Quarter^[22].
• Messina's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kronstadt^[23].
• Messina's postal code is recorded as 98121–98168^[24].
• Messina's Commons category is recorded as Messina^[25].
• Messina's licence plate code is recorded as ME^[26].
• Messina's patron saint is recorded as Eustochia Smeralda Calafato^[27].

Body

Geography

Messina is in the country of Italy^[4]. Messina is located in Metropolitan City of Messina^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+237603'}^[28], {'amount': '+234293'}^[29], {'amount': '+236962'}^[30], {'amount': '+218786'}^[31], {'amount': '+262000'}^[32], and {'amount': '+267000'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5], comune of Italy^[6], big city^[7], and polis^[8].

History and Context

800 BC marks the founding of Messina^[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Messina include Messina Chasmata^[35], a chasma^[36] and Messinian^[37], a stage^[38].

Why It Matters

Messina has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Messina is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Messina include Messina Chasmata^[35], a chasma^[36] and Messinian^[37], a stage^[38].