Novara di Sicilia (Messina Province) is 73 km from Messina, alt. 650 m, in the western Peloritani, on the northwest face of the Rocca di Novara, area 48.5 sq km, pop. 2,085, post-code 98058, tel. 0941. Agricultural economy.
The territory has produced archaeological items from the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic Ages in the Grotta della Sperlina (Sperlinga cave); there are also traces of Byzantine and Arab settlements at Rocca Salvatesta. The modern town dates from Norman times, when it was inhabited by Lombard settlers; it later belonged to a succession of families: Palizzi, Alagona, Gioeni, Lauria.
Of interest: The Oratorio di San Filippo Neri (1610) is now the seat of the Town Hall
Churches (Messina Diocese) include the following:
Families researched in these records include the following:
Links to other sites about Novara di Sicilia include:
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