Ficarra

Ficarra 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, in the Monti Nebrodi. It is surrounded by woods of hazel and olive trees.

Key facts

Italian comune.name: Ficarra
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Ficarra
Italian comune.image_shield: Coat of arms of Ficarra.svg
Italian comune.region: Sicily
Italian comune.metropolitan_city: Messina (ME)
Italian comune.frazioni: Matini, Crocevia, Sauro, Rinella
Italian comune.mayor: Basilio Ridolfo
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 18.66
Italian comune.population_total: 1300
Italian comune.population_as_of: 30 June 2022
Italian comune.population_demonym: Ficarresi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 450
Italian comune.saint: Madonna SS. Annunziata
Italian comune.day: March 25 and August 5
Italian comune.postal_code: 98062
Italian comune.area_code: 0941

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Comune di Ficarra

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Ficarra
Demonym: ficarresi
Population: 1286
Area: 18.66
Elevation: 450
Official website: www.comune.ficarra.me.it
Image: Fortezza carceraria, Ficarra.jpg
Dialing code: 0941
Licence plate code: ME

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Commons category: Ficarra
postal code: 98062
Commons gallery: Ficarra
native label: Ficarra

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History
Main sights
Notable people
Twin towns
References
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==History== Ficarra is believed to be Mediaeval in origin, possibly during the Muslim Emirate of Sicily. The name may be derived from the Arabic Fakhar (meaning: glorious), or the Sicilian Ficara (meaning: a field of figs).