Butera

Butera
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Free community consortium	Caltanissetta (CL)
Local name	Vutera
Coordinates	37 ° 11 ′ N , 14 ° 11 ′ E Coordinates: 37 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ N , 14 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ E
height	402 m slm
surface	295 km²
Residents	4,411 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	15 inhabitants / km²
Factions	Butera Scalo
Post Code	93011
prefix	0934
ISTAT number	085003
Popular name	Buteresi
Patron saint	San Rocco
Website	Butera

Butera is a municipality in Caltanissetta consortium of municipalities outside the region Sicily in Italy with 4411 inhabitants (December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Butera is 49 kilometers south of Caltanissetta north of the Gela plain . The main occupation of the inhabitants is agriculture , especially grain, fruit and almonds are produced.

The neighboring communities are Gela , Licata ( AG ), Mazzarino , Ravanusa (AG) and Riesi .

history

The area around Butera has been inhabited since prehistoric times, as the archaeological site of La Muculufa , about 15 kilometers east of the city center of Butera, proves, where finds from the early Bronze Age ( Castelluccio culture ) to Roman times came to light. The place was conquered by the Arabs in 854 . In 1011 Butera was destroyed by the Lombards under the leadership of William the Evil, William the Good rebuilt it.

Butera

Attractions

Parish church of San Tomaso from the 18th century with altar painting Madonna deli Angeli by Filippo Paladini
Piazza Dante
Necropolis north of the city, with graves from the 4th century BC. Chr.
The Castello di Falconara is one of the best preserved castles in Sicily. Its core, the square watchtower, dates from the 14th and was used to protect against pirates. The castle was expanded by the Aragonese rulers in the 15th century . The castle built on this ground plan dates from the 18th century. The castle is surrounded by a palm grove and offers overnight accommodation. It bears its name because the tower was once used to raise falcons. At times the castle was owned by the German-born lieutenant Georg (Don Giorgio) Wilding, who married into the family of the Princes of Butera.

Town twinning

There is a city partnership with the city of Gevelsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia .

Web links

Commons : Butera - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
↑ Website of the castle (Italian)
↑ photo and info about the castle (English)
↑ Butera, Don Giorgio Wilding , in: Pierer's Universal Lexicon of the Past and Present: or, Latest Encyclopedic Dictionary of Sciences, Arts and Crafts , Volume 3 , Altenburg 1837.

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

[2] Website of the castle (Italian)

[3] to and info about the castle (English)

[4] Butera, Don Giorgio Wilding , in: Pierer's Universal Lexicon of the Past and Present: or, Latest Encyclopedic Dictionary of Sciences, Arts and Crafts , Volume 3 , Altenburg 1837.