Chiusa Sclafani

Chiusa Sclafani
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Palermo  (PA)
Local name	Chiusa
Coordinates	37 ° 41 ′  N , 13 ° 16 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 41 ′ 0 ″  N , 13 ° 16 ′ 0 ″  E
surface	57 km²
Residents	2,682 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	47 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	90033
prefix	091
ISTAT number	082029
Chiusa Sclafani

Chiusa Sclafani is a city in the metropolitan city of Palermo in the Sicily region in Italy with 2682 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Chiusa Sclafani is 80 km south of Palermo . The inhabitants work mainly in agriculture and the wood processing industry. About 9 km to the south is the village of San Carlo. The inhabitants are engaged in agriculture, mainly there are plantations of mandarins and oranges. San Carlo is incorporated into Chiusa Sclafani.

The neighboring communities are Bisacquino , Burgio ( AG ), Caltabellotta ( AG ), Corleone , Giuliana and Palazzo Adriano .

After rail traffic to Chiusa Sclafani was discontinued in 1959, the city can only be reached by road today.

history

The community was founded in 1320 by Count Matteo Sclafani. In the course of time the owner of the community changed several times.

Attractions

• Parish church, built in the 14th century, renovated in the 18th and 19th centuries
• Baroque Capuchin Monastery Couvent Saint Antoine de Bastia
• Church of San Sebastiano from the 17th century

Town twinning

• Chiclana de Segura , Spain
• Montanaro , Italy

Web links

Commons : Chiusa Sclafani  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Chiusa Sclafani (Italian)

Individual evidence

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