Castel di Iudica
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Country | Italy | |
region | Sicily | |
Metropolitan city | Catania (CT) | |
Local name | Castel di Jùdica | |
Coordinates | 37 ° 30 ' N , 14 ° 39' E | |
height | 475 m slm | |
surface | 102 km² | |
Residents | 4,448 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 44 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 95040 | |
prefix | 095 | |
ISTAT number | 087013 | |
Popular name | Iudicenzi | |
Patron saint | Maria SS. Delle Grazie |
Castel di Iudica is a city in the metropolitan city of Catania in the region of Sicily in Italy with 4448 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).
Location and dates
Castel di Judica is 33 km west of Catania . The inhabitants live mainly from agriculture and animal husbandry.
The neighboring communities are Agira ( EN ), Catenanuova ( EN ), Centuripe ( EN ), Paternò and Ramacca .
history
The castle was built by the Arabs and later conquered by Roger II . The castle , of which ruins are still preserved, was on the slope of the mountain of the same name and on a trade route that was important at the time.
In 1933, the town's residents were successfully offered to take the name of the castle and the mountain on which it is located.
Attractions
- Parish church of Madonna delle Grazie, built in the 18th century
- Church of San Francesco d'Assisi
- Santa Maria del Rosario Church
Web links
Commons : Castel di Iudica - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- History of the city (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.