Montesilvano

Montesilvano
Comune
Città di Montesilvano
Aerial view
Coat of arms
Montesilvano Location of Montesilvano in Italy
Coordinates: 42°30′51″N 14°8′58″E / 42.51417°N 14.14944°E / 42.51417; 14.14944Coordinates: 42°30′51″N 14°8′58″E / 42.51417°N 14.14944°E / 42.51417; 14.14944
Country	Italy
Region	Abruzzo
Province / Metropolitan city	Pescara (PE)
Frazioni	Colonnetta, Case di Pietro, Fossonono, Mazzocco, Montesilvano Colle, Montesilvano Spiaggia, Santa Venere, Trave, Villa Verlengia, Villa Canonico, Villa Carmine, Villa Verrocchio
Government
• Mayor	Francesco Maragno (Forza Italia)
Area
• Total	23 km2 (9 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (31 December 2015)
• Total	53,738[1]
Demonym(s)	Montesilvanesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	65015 - 65016
Dialing code	085
Patron saint	Sant'Antonio di Padova
Website	Official website

Montesilvano (Italian pronunciation: [ˌmontesilˈvaːno]) is a town and comune of the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of Italy. The name Montesilvano is apparently derived from the Latin which means woody hill (woods - silva).

Geography

The town is located on the Adriatic Sea and offers a wide choice of accommodation (hotels, rental flats, B&B) and entertainment both for Italian and foreign tourists.

Montesilvano is situated immediately north of Pescara, to which it is physically connected. Montesilvano is divided into Montesilvano Marina and Montesilvano Colle. The former is the lively, crowded seaside resort; the latter the original medieval comune and citadel. The mouths of the Piomba and the Saline rivers are directly north of the town.

Notable people

• Giò Di Tonno, singer, and 'Big Artists' winner in 2008 at the Sanremo Music Festival
• Dean Martin, movie star, born of an Italian emigrant from Montesilvano.
• Franco Marini, politician, Montesilvano senator and president of the Italian Senate.

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