Aci Bonaccorsi

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Aci Bonaccorsi
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Aci Bonaccorsi (Italy)
Aci Bonaccorsi
Country Italy
region Sicily
Metropolitan city Catania  (CT)
Local name Jaci Bonaccossi
Coordinates 37 ° 36 ′  N , 15 ° 7 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 36 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 7 ′ 0 ″  E
height 365  m slm
surface 1 km²
Residents 3,542 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 3,542 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 95020
prefix 095
ISTAT number 087001
Popular name Bonaccorsesi
Patron saint Santo Stefano
Website Aci Bonaccorsi

Aci Bonaccorsi is a town and municipality in the metropolitan city of Catania in the Sicily region in Italy with 3542 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Church of Santa Maria dell'Indirizzo

Aci Bonaccorsi is 16 km north of Catania on the southern slope of Mount Etna . The inhabitants work mainly in agriculture and in industrial plants in Catania.

The neighboring municipalities are Aci Sant'Antonio , San Giovanni la Punta , Valverde and Viagrande .

history

Aci Bonaccorsi was founded in 1169 as a feudal village. It belonged to different sexes, including the Bonaccorsi, the namesake.

Attractions

The church della Consolazione was built in the 12th century, the apse is still the original from the 12th century. Inside are frescoes from the 18th century.

People from Aci Bonaccorsi

  • Stefano Zappalà (1941–2018), politician and member of the European Parliament for the Forza Italia party

Individual evidence

  1. Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

Web links

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