Acquedolci is an Italian

Italy

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 town and comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

in the Province of Messina

Province of Messina

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 in Sicily

Sicily

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.

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 inhabited centre was founded in 1922, following a landslide which damaged the town of San Fratello

San Fratello

San Fratello , formerly San Filadelfio, is a comune in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 110 km east of Palermo and about 90 km west of Messina...

, forcing a large part of the population to relocate there. Acquedolci, which was a frazione

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

of San Fratello, obtained commune status in 1969.

External links

Acquedolci City Council Official Website Acquedolci OnLine - web site acquedolcese