Castel di Iudica

Castel di Iudica
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Catania  (CT)
Local name	Castel di Jùdica
Coordinates	37 ° 30 '  N , 14 ° 39'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 30 '0 "  N , 14 ° 39' 0"  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

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