Ribera

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Ribera
coat of arms
Ribera (Italy)
Ribera
Country Italy
region Sicily
Free community consortium Agrigento  (AG)
Local name Ribbera / Rivela
Coordinates 37 ° 30 ′  N , 13 ° 16 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  N , 13 ° 16 ′ 0 ″  E
height 223  m slm
surface 118.7 km²
Residents 18,492 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 156 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 92016
prefix 0925
ISTAT number 084033
Popular name Riberesi
Patron saint San Nicola
Website Ribera

Ribera is a town and municipality in the consortium of municipalities Agrigento outdoors in the region Sicily in Italy .

Location and dates

Ribera is located 51 kilometers northwest of Agrigento on a hill between the coastal rivers Verdura and Magazzolo , 7 km from the coast. 18,492 residents live here (as of December 31, 2019), who mainly work in agriculture, viticulture and the food industry.

The neighboring municipalities are Bivona , Calamonaci , Caltabellotta , Cattolica Eraclea , Cianciana and Sciacca .

After the rail traffic to Ribera was discontinued in 1985, the place can only be reached by road today.

history

The city of Allava stood here in ancient times . Byzantine necropolises testify to a settlement in the early Middle Ages. In 1627 the present city was founded by Luigi Guiglielmo Moncada, Prince of Paternò . The city got its name from his wife, Maria Afan de Ribera.

Buildings

The parish church in Piazza Duomo dates from the 18th century. The town hall from the 19th century stands in the Piazza Duomo. The birth house of the politician Francesco Crispi can be visited.

Great personalities

  • Francesco Crispi , a politician who determined the history of Italy from 1887 to 1896. He was born in Ribera on October 4, 1819.
  • Saro Marretta , writer, born in Ribera in 1940

Web links

Commons : Ribera  - 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.