Calascibetta

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Calascibetta
coat of arms
Calascibetta (Italy)
Calascibetta
Country Italy
region Sicily
Free community consortium Enna  (EN)
Local name Calascibbetta
Coordinates 37 ° 35 '  N , 14 ° 16'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 35 '0 "  N , 14 ° 16' 0"  E
height 691  m slm
surface 88.18 km²
Residents 4,309 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 49 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 94010
prefix 0935
ISTAT number 086005
Popular name Calascibettesi
Patron saint St. Peter in chains
Website Calascibetta
Calascibetta seen from Enna

Calascibetta is a municipality in Enna consortium of municipalities outside the region Sicily in Italy with 4309 inhabitants (December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Calascibetta is 6 km north of Enna and covers an area of ​​88.18 km². The main occupation of the inhabitants is agriculture . The quarries in the area also offer work .

The neighboring communities are Bompietro ( PA ), Enna , Gangi ( PA ), Leonforte , Nicosia and Villarosa .

history

The area around the town of Calascibetta has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Necropolises , such as the Realmese necropolis , dating from the 9th century BC BC to the 6th century BC Was used, testify to it. The Arabs built a fortress, hence the name Kalet (fort) and Scibet, from which the current place name is derived. The city was only fortified by the Arabs in 841 and used as a base for the conquest of Enna. In the 11th century the city was greatly expanded. King Peter II of Sicily died in Calascibetta in August 1342 .

Attractions

In addition to a beautiful old town on the mountain with a view of Enna, there are the churches that are worth seeing:

  • Chiesa del Carmelo
  • Chiesa Madre Vergine Assunta,
  • Chiesa del Collegio di Maria,
  • Collegio di Maria,
  • Chiesa di San Pietro
  • Chiesa dell'Itria,
  • Chiesa del Ricovero
  • Chiesa di San Giuseppe
  • Chiesa di San Vincenzo
  • Chiesa di Sant'Antonio
  • Chiesa di Santa Barbara

photos

  • The Chiesa Madre

  • The old town of Calascibetta from the Chiesa Cappuccini

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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