What is Forza d'Agrò?
{{Infobox Italian comune|name=Forza d'Agrò|official_name=Comune di Forza d'Agrò|native_name={{native name|el|Agrós}}|image_skyline=Forza d Agro Cathedrale.jpg|image_caption=Cathedral Santissima Annunziata of Forza d'Agrò|imagesize=|image_alt=|image_shield=Forzadagro.JPG|shield_alt=|image_map=|map_caption=|map_alt=|pushpin_label_position=|pushpin_map_alt=|coordinates={{coord|37|55|N|15|20|E|region:IT_type:city(860)|display=inline}}|coordinates_footnotes=|region=[[Sicily]]|metropolitan_city=[[Metropolitan City of Messina|Messina]] (ME)|frazioni=|mayor=Pasquale Fabio Di Cara|mayor_party=|area_total_km2=11|area_footnotes=|elevation_m=420|elevation_footnotes=|population_total=894|population_as_of=31 August 2017|population_footnotes=<ref>Demographics data from [[Istituto Nazionale di Statistica|ISTAT]]</ref>|population_demonym=Forzesi|postal_code=98030|area_code=0942|saint=Holy Crucifix|day=September 14|website={{official website|http://www.comune.forzadagro.me.it/}}|footnotes=|pop_density_footnotes=|twin1=|twin1_country=}} '''Forza d'Agrò''' is a town and ''[[comune]]'' in southern [[Italy]]. It is within [[Sicily]], Italy. ==History== [[Greeks|Greek]] settlers lived in the town from 8th century and the 5th century BC. The town was most likely a fortress. The [[Roman Empire|Romans]] conquered the region in 135 BC. It was under Byzantine rule from 536 AD to 827 AD. The Monastery of the Church of S. Peter and Paul of Agrò were built. [[Roger I of Sicily]] and his successors built the Castle of Forza D'Agrò and rebuilt the monastery. Forza D'Agrò was loyal to the Spanish crown during the anti-Spanish revolution of 1674. The British used the Castle of S. Alessio and the Castle of Forza D'Agrò as forts against Napoleon in the 19th century. ==Movies== In the 1970s the town was one of the filming locations for ''[[The Godfather]]'' and ''[[The Godfather Part II|The Godfather: Part II]]'', alongside [[Savoca]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Metropolitan City of Messina}} [[Category:Settlements in Messina]] {{europe-s