Leni is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) and one of the main towns on Salina

Salina Island

Salina is an island in the Aeolian Islands north of Sicily, southern Italy. It is the second largest island in the archipelago.Salina is divided between three comuni: Santa Marina on the eastern coast, Malfa to the north, and Leni to the south-west. From Leni down towards the sea are the villages...

, one of the Aeolian Islands

Aeolian Islands

The Aeolian Islands or Lipari Islands are a volcanic archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Sicily, named after the demigod of the winds Aeolus. The locals residing on the islands are known as Eolians . The Aeolian Islands are a popular tourist destination in the summer, and attract up to...

. It is situated in the Province of Messina

Province of Messina

Messina is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital is the city of Messina.-Geography and demography :...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region Sicily

Sicily

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, located about 140 km northeast of Palermo

Palermo

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 and about 70 km northwest of Messina. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 654 and an area of 8.6 km².

Leni lies on the slope of the hill on the south of the island, 200m above the sea, between the volcanoes of Monte Fossa and Monte dei Porri.

The municipality of Leni contains the frazioni

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Rinella, at the coast to the south, and Valdichiesa, in the centre of the island, to the north of Leni.

Leni borders the following municipalities: Malfa

Malfa

Malfa is a comune on the island of Salina, one of the islands of Isole Eolie also known in the English language as Aeolian Islands, in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 140 km northeast of Palermo and about 80 km northwest of Messina. Malfa derived its...

, Santa Marina Salina

Santa Marina Salina

Santa Marina Salina is a comune and one of the main towns on Salina, one of the Aeolian Islands. It is situated in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 140 km northeast of Palermo and about 70 km northwest of Messina...

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External links

• www.comune.leni.me.it
• Leni Cemetery, list of cemetery transcriptions
• Leni Cemetery, list of cemetery transcriptions and headstone pictures