Rometta

Rometta (Sicilian: Ramietta) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about west of Messina. It was the last bastion of Sicily controlled by the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium), and falling only in 965 to the Kalbids' Muslim army in the Siege of Rometta.

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Rometta is a small municipality in Sicily, Italy, located between Palermo and Messina. It holds historical significance as the last Byzantine-controlled territory in Sicily, falling to Muslim forces in 965 CE after a notable siege.

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Key facts

Italian comune.name: Rometta
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Rometta
Italian comune.image_skyline: Rometta drone.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: Skyline
Italian comune.region: Sicily
Italian comune.metropolitan_city: Messina (ME)
Italian comune.frazioni: Rometta Marea, Gimello, Mazzabruno, Santa Domenica, Rapano, San Cono, Sotto Castello, S. Andrea
Italian comune.mayor: Antonino Cirino
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 32.5
Italian comune.population_total: 6532
Italian comune.population_as_of: 30 November 2012
Italian comune.population_demonym: Romettesi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 560
Italian comune.saint: St. Leo of Catania
Italian comune.day: 20 February
Italian comune.postal_code: 98043
Italian comune.area_code: 090