Forio (known also as Forio of Ischia) is a town and comune of c. 17,000 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Naples, southern Italy, situated on the island of Ischia.
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Location of Forio  | |
  Forio Location of Forio in Italy  Forio Forio (Campania) | |
| Coordinates: 40°44′15.6″N 13°51′26.9″E / 40.737667°N 13.857472°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Metropolitan city | Naples (NA) |
| Frazioni | Panza |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francesco Del Deo |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.85 km2 (4.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 17,749 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Foriani, Panzesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 80075 |
| Dialing code | 081 |
| Patron saint | Saints Vitus and Leonard |
| Saint day | June 15, November 6 |
| Website | Official website |
Overview
editIts territory includes the town of Panza, the only frazione of Forio and of the island of Ischia. Panza has always been an independent village since the 16th century when a first governmental organization was introduced on the island. In the 1975 the inhabitants of Panza tried to become an independent comune but the referendum, claimed by the inhabitants of Forio, was denied by the Campania's Regional Government.
There are numerous coastal watchtowers, built from the Middle Ages against Saracen and African pirates raids.
In the 20th century, Ischia inspired at least two well-known English language poets. Ischia was the site where W.H. Auden composed one of his most famous poems, In Praise of Limestone. And the American Poet, Theodore Roethke, dedicated his poem The Storm, to "Forio d'Ischia" as printed in Selected Poems of Theodore Rothke (Library of America, Edwin Hirsch, Ed., 2005, p.113).
See also
editTwin towns
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Brusson, Italy- Polignano a Mare, Italy
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
External links
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Media related to Forio at Wikimedia Commons
Forio travel guide from Wikivoyage- Official website (in Italian)
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