Nizza di Sicilia
Messina Province becomes Messina Metropolitan City
Hello everyone! Today I will talk about Messina Province, now known as Messina Metropolitan City. Messina Province was an administrative entity until August 2015, when the regional law of August 4th decided to replace it with the new metropolitan city.
History
Messina Province was created when Sicily passed from the Kingdom of Two Sicilies to the Kingdom of Italy in 1861. After World War II, the Sicilian special statute of 1946 abolished the old provinces, but Messina Province was reconstituted with the regional law of 1963. In 1986, all the provincial districts of the island were abolished and replaced by free municipal consortia, called regional provinces. However, this did not bring any changes to the provincial territory.
Municipalities
Messina Province included many municipalities, in the northeastern area of the island facing the sea. Among these we can mention Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Castroreale, Milazzo, Taormina, and many others. Although Messina Province no longer exists, most of these municipalities are still there, as part of Messina Metropolitan City.
Related topics
If you are interested in the history of Messina Province, you can learn more about Messina Province in the Kingdom of Two Sicilies and its evolution until today. Furthermore, if you want to know more about Messina Metropolitan City and its municipalities, there is plenty of information available online on official websites.
External links
If you want to learn more about Messina and its province, I recommend taking a look at some websites. Here you can find lots of information on what to see and do in Messina, as well as news on Messina Metropolitan City and its municipalities. We thank all the municipalities for their contribution to Messina Province and wish the best to Messina Metropolitan City for the future!
