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Mazzarra Sant'Andrea (Messina Province) is 60 km from Messina, alt. 110 m, in the hinterland of the Gulf of Patti, in the Peloritani foothills, at the confluence of the torrents Brandino and Mazzara, area 6.60 sq km, pop. 1,903, post-code 98056, tel. 0941. Agricultural economy.

Its territory, the property of the Giardino family in the 16th century, was later a fief of the Spataforas, who in 1653 founded the present village.

Churches (Messina Diocese) include the following:

S. Maria Delle Grazie (Chiesa Madre, 17th century)

Families researched in these records include the following:
Lionte
Tacona

Links to other sites about Mazzarra Sant'Andrea include:
Italian Wikipedia
Italian Towns
Italian Postal Codes
Sicily Web
Sicilia
Sicilian Net

My latest book on CD is titled Sicily - A Reference for Researchers and is now available. With a file for each town (plus many other files), it relates the history of Sicily as reflected in the photos, records and festivals of its towns. It contains over 2500 text and photo files and can be ordered at CD order.


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