Aci Catena

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Aci Catena
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Aci Catena (Italy)
Aci Catena
Country Italy
region Sicily
Metropolitan city Catania  (CT)
Local name Jaci Catina
Coordinates 37 ° 36 '  N , 15 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 36 '0 "  N , 15 ° 9' 0"  E
height 170  m slm
surface 8 km²
Residents 28,856 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 3,607 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 95022
prefix 095
ISTAT number 087003
Popular name Catenoti
Patron saint Maria SS. Della Catena
Website Aci Catena

Aci Catena is a town and municipality in the metropolitan city of Catania in the autonomous region of Sicily in Italy with 28,856 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

The place

Aci Catena is located 12 km northeast of Catania, just under 3 km from the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The inhabitants work mainly in agriculture or in industry in Catania.

The districts include Aci San Filippo and the residential area Monte Vampolieri , which geographically belongs to the neighboring municipality of Aci Castello . From there you have a good view of the three offshore lava rocks of the Sicilian Cyclops Islands . According to legend, these are the rocks that, according to legend , were thrown into the sea by the Cyclops Polyphemus when he tried to sink the fleeing Odysseus' ship after he had blinded him.

The neighboring municipalities are Aci Castello , Aci Sant'Antonio , Acireale and Valverde .

history

The village of Aci Catena developed around the Riggio family palace. After the earthquake in 1693, the city grew due to the immigration of people whose cities were destroyed. The name of the municipality was Scarpi until 1826.

Buildings

  • Riggio Palace
  • Church of San Giuseppe from the 18th century
  • Parish church of Madonna della Catena, rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake
  • Church of Sant 'Antonio di Padova from the 17th century
  • Santa Lucia church with a beautiful flight of stairs

Town twinning

Web links

Commons : Aci Catena  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. cf. Homer, Odyssey 9, 105-565, esp. 480-541.