Acquedolci

Infobox CityIT
img_coa = acquedolci-Stemma.gif
official_name = Comune di Acquedolci
name = Acquedolci
region = flagicon|Sicily Sicily
province = Province of Messina (ME)
elevation_m = 15
area_total_km2 = 12
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 5373
population_density_km2 = 453
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|38|3|0|N|14|35|0|E|region:IT_type:city(5373)
mapx = 38.057
mapy = 14.587
frazioni =
telephone = 0941
postalcode = 98070
gentilic = Acquedolcesi
saint = St. Benedict the Moor
day = April 4
mayor = Salvatore Oriti (since May 28, 2002)
website = [http://www.comune.acquedolci.me.it/ http://www.comune.acquedolci.me.it/]

Acquedolci (known in Sicilian as "Acquaduci") is an Italian town in Sicily, part of the Province of Messina.

Its name, that can be translated in English as "fresh waters", probably came from the fresh water springs which are part of the town territory. The inhabitated centre was founded in 1922, following a landslide which damaged the town of San Fratello, forcing a large part of the population to relocate there. Acquedolci, which was a frazione of San Fratello, obtained commune status in 1969.

External links

*it [http://www.comunediacquedolci.it Acquedolci City Council Official Website]