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Fondachelli-Fantina is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Sicilian Province of Messina. Situated between Novara and Francavilla di Sicilia, in the southern Peloritani mountains, it rises on an inland area and is above sea level, around the bed of the Patrì creek. The community also borders the municipalities of Antillo and Rodì Milici. It is 81 km from Catania, from Messina, from Syracuse, and from Palermo. Developed from a number of rural hamlets in the territory of Novara di Sicilia, the collective community attained autonomous status in 1950 and called itself Fondachelli-Fantina, a name derived from ''Fondaci'' (Arabic ''funduq'' : "stores" or "warehouses") and ''Fantinia'' (Latin ''infans'': "child"). It is historically important as one of the last Sicilian municipalities where Gallo-Sicilian survives as a spoken dialect. ==History: political and geological== The area now known as Fondachelli-Fantina always has been quite isolated. Even today, the long, winding road connecting the municipality to the Ionian coast can become impassable during the winter. However, this insularity has aided in preserving the Gallo-Sicilian language, a remnant of the period during the Swabian-Norman domination (1061–1266) when people from Northern Italy migrated to the area. The town passed into the hands of the Palizzi family, who held it until 1353, when the Gioiemi of Novara took possession. Between 1720 and 1880, the territory endured heavy mining activity. The 26 scattered mines used a great quantity of lumber, destabilized the land and degraded the mountains. Additionally, continuous flooding had devastating consequences. Major floods in 1880, 1951, 1958 and 1973 continued the territorial degradation. However, administrative autonomy from Novara di Sicilia on 20 June 1950 gave Fondachelli-Fantina legislative powers and control of public works as well as financial means to begin reforestation efforts and build roads, houses and aqueducts. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fondachelli-Fantina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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