Monforte San Giorgio

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{{Infobox Italian comune

| name = Monforte San Giorgio

| official_name = Comune di Monforte San Giorgio

| native_name = {{lang|el|Μονφόρτε Σαν Τζόρτζιο}}

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| coordinates = {{coord|38|10|N|15|22|E|type:city(3,039)_region:IT|display=inline,title}}

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| region = Sicily

| metropolitan_city = Messina (ME)

| frazioni = Monforte Marina, Monforte San Giorgio, Pellegrino

| mayor_party =

| mayor = Giuseppe Cannistrà

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 32.3

| population_footnotes = All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

| population_total = 2867

| population_as_of = 31 March 2012

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| population_demonym = Monfortesi

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m = 287

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| saint = St. George

| day = April 23

| postal_code = 98041

| area_code = 090

| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.monfortesangiorgio.me.it/}}

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Monforte San Giorgio (Sicilian: Munforti) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about {{convert|180|km|mi}} east of Palermo and about {{convert|15|km|mi|0}} west of Messina.

It is home to the remains of a castle built by the local Orthodox monks to resist the Arab attacks. Later it was used by the Normans and the royal houses of Hohenstaufen and Anjou.

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{{Province of Messina}}

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Category:Cities and towns in Sicily

Category:Castles in Italy

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