Serrara Fontana
Serrara Fontana | |
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| Comune di Serrara Fontana | |
 View of Serrara | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Serrara Fontana Location of Serrara Fontana in Italy  Serrara Fontana Serrara Fontana (Campania) | |
| Coordinates: 40°43′N 13°54′E / 40.717°N 13.900°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Metropolitan city | Naples (NA) |
| Frazioni | Ciglio, Fontana, Martofa, Migliaccia, Sant'Angelo d'Ischia, Serrara (communal seat), Succhivo d'Ischia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rosario Caruso |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.44 km2 (2.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Population (2026)[2] | |
• Total | 3,065 |
| • Density | 476/km2 (1,230/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Serraresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 80070 |
| Dialing code | 081 |
| Patron saint | Saint Vincent |
| Saint day | 5 April |
| Website | Official website |
Serrara Fontana is a town and comune (municipality) on the island of Ischia, in the Metropolitan City of Naples of the region of Campania in Italy. It has 3,065 inhabitants.[2]
It is the highest and the smallest municipality of the island. It was created by the union of the former villages of Serrara and Fontana.
Its territory comprises several small villages: Noia, Calimera, Ciglio, Succhivo, Sant'Angelo, located on different elevations from the mountains to the sea.
Serrara Fontana borders the municipalities of Barano d'Ischia, Casamicciola Terme, and Forio.
German chancellor Angela Merkel and her husband spend their summer vacation in the region on a regular basis.[3]
Demographics
As of 2026, the population is 3,065, of which 49.0% are male, and 51.0% are female. Minors make up 14.3% of the population, and seniors make up 25.0%.[2]
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Immigration
As of 2025, immigrants make up 9.2% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Germany, Morocco, Romania, Ukraine, and the United States.[6]
References
- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
- 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
- ↑ "Merkel on vacation on Ischia: a call to the mayor Spiegel Online 03. April 2013 (German)
- ↑ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
- ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
- ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.
