Brolo
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| Comune di Brolo | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Messina (ME) |
| Mayor | Salvo Messina |
| Area | 7.9 km² (3 sq mi) |
| Population (as of Dec. 2004[1]) | |
| - Total | 5,595 |
| - Density | 708/km² (1,834/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Brolesi |
| Dialing code | 0941 |
| Postal code | 98061 |
| Frazioni | Casette, Filanda, Iannello, Lacco, Lago, Malpertuso, Parrazzà, Piana, Sant'Anna, Sellica |
| Patron | Maria SS. Annunziata |
| - Day | March 25 |
| Website: www.brolo.it | |
Brolo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 130 km east of Palermo and about 60 km west of Messina.
Brolo borders the following municipalities: Ficarra, Naso, Piraino, Sant'Angelo di Brolo.
Until '60 The economy was mostly based on agriculture, the main produces including olives and lemons. Now the economy is based on buildings houses, commerce and some summer-tourism.
[edit] History
During the Roman era Brolo was called Brolium, meaning "garden" or "Park" in Latin, and was crossed by the Via Valeria. In the Middle Ages it had a castle on the sea, around which, probably from the 11th century, a fishermens' settlement arose. Bianca Lancia, mistress and wife of Emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, probably lived in the castle during the 13th century according to some historiographers.
[edit] Demographic evolution
