Scaletta Zanclea

Scaletta Zanclea is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 180 kilometres (110 mi) east of Palermo and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Messina.

Scaletta Zanclea Σκαλέττα Ζάνκλεα (Greek)
Comune
Comune di Scaletta Zanclea
Castle of Scaletta Zanclea.
Coat of arms
Location of Scaletta Zanclea
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Coordinates: 38°3′N 15°28′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Messina (ME)
Frazioni	Guidomandri Marina, Guidomandri Superiore, Scaletta Superiore
Government
• Mayor	Gianfranco Moschella
Area [1]
• Total	5.0 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (30 November 2011)[2]
• Total	2,272
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym	Scalettesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	98029
Dialing code	090
Website	Official website

The comune suffered heavily in the mudslides which devastated the area in 2009.^[3]