Brolo
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| Comune di Brolo | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Messina (ME) |
| Mayor | Giuseppe Laccoto |
| Elevation | m |
| Area | 7.9 km² |
| Population | |
| - Total (as of Dec. 2004[1]) | 5,595 |
| - Density | 712/km² |
| 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 |
  Location of Brolo in Italy |
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| 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.
The economy is mostly based on agriculture, the main produces including olives and lemons.
[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, lived in the castle during the 13th century.
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