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Patti
Comune
Comune di Patti
View of the cathedral and historical centre
Coat of arms
Location of Patti
Patti Location of Patti in Italy Show map of Italy Patti Patti (Sicily) Show map of Sicily
Coordinates: 38°8′20″N 14°57′55″E / 38.13889°N 14.96528°E / 38.13889; 14.96528
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Messina (ME)
Frazioni	Tindari, Case Nuove Russo, Case Nuove Malluzzo, Mongiove, Scala, Moreri, San Cosimo, Madoro, Scarpiglia, Marinello, Gallo, Camera, Provenzani, Sorrentini.
Government
• Mayor	Gianluca Bonsignore
Area [1]
• Total	50.08 km2 (19.34 sq mi)
Elevation	157 m (515 ft)
Population  (31 August 2020) [2]
• Total	12,811
• Density	260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Demonym	Pattesi
Time zone	UTC+1 ( CET)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+2 ( CEST)
Website	Official website

Patti is a town and comune in northeastern Sicily, southern Italy, administratively part of the Metropolitan City of Messina, on the western shore of the gulf of the same name. It is located 76 kilometres (47 mi) from Messina.

It is connected to the rest of Sicily by train, via the Patti- San Piero Patti train station, located on the railway line Messina- Palermo, and the A20 Palermo-Messina highway.

It is best known for the remains of its rich monumental Roman Villa and for the impressive ruins of ancient city of Tyndaris nearby.

Patti is also famous for its large sandy beaches.

History

The current town name derives from Ep' Aktin (Ἐπ' Ἀκτήν, Greek for 'on the shore'), the name given by its inhabitants after they moved from Tindari following an earthquake that destroyed it.^{[ citation needed]}

The town was founded by the Norman king Roger II of Sicily in 1094.

Patti was destroyed by Frederick of Aragon about 1300, on account of its attachment to the House of Anjou; rebuilt in the 16th century, it was later sacked by the Ottoman Turks.

Main sights

• Ruins of Tindari
• Remains of a Roman Villa (3rd century AD)
• Necropolises of Monte (10th through 8th centuries BC) and san Cosimo (3rd millennium BC through 9th century BC)
• Cathedral (10th century), housing the sepulchre of Adelasia Countess of Sicily, wife of Roger I.

People

• Michele Sindona, banker and convicted criminal
• Michelangelo Rampulla
• Antonio "Tony" Cairoli.

See also

• Diocese of Patti

References

Sources

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). " Diocese of Patti". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
• Michele Fasolo, Tyndaris e il suo territorio I. Introduzione alla carta archeologica del territorio di Tindari, Roma 2013, ISBN  978-88-908755-1-9 https://books.google.com/books?isbn=8890875518
• Michele Fasolo, Tyndaris e il suo territorio II. Carta archeologica del territorio di Tindari e materiali, Roma 2014, ISBN  978-88-908755-2-6 https://books.google.com/books?isbn=8890875526