Key facts
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Sicily
- Metropolitan city
- Messina (ME)
- Frazioni
- Monforte Marina, Monforte San Giorgio, Pellegrino
- Mayor
- Giuseppe Cannistrà
- Total
- 32.3 km (12.5 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 287 m (942 ft)
- Density
- 88.8/km (230/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Monfortesi
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Dialing code
- 090
- Patron saint
Article
Monforte San Giorgio (Sicilian: Munforti) 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) west of Messina.
It is home to the remains of a castle built by the local Orthodox monks to resist the Arab attacks. Later it was used by the Normans and the royal houses of Hohenstaufen and Anjou.