Ciminna

Ciminna
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Palermo  (PA)
Local name	Ciminna
Coordinates	37 ° 54 '  N , 13 ° 34'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 54 '0 "  N , 13 ° 34' 0"  E
surface	56 km²
Residents	3,560 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	64 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	90023
prefix	091
ISTAT number	082030

Ciminna is a city in the metropolitan city of Palermo in the Sicily region in Italy with 3560 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Ciminna is 45 km southeast of Palermo . The residents mainly work in agriculture and handicrafts.

The neighboring municipalities are Baucina , Caccamo , Campofelice di Fitalia , Mezzojuso , Ventimiglia di Sicilia , Vicari and Villafrati .

history

Remains of Roman and Punic settlements have been found in the area of ​​the village . The Normans built a fort here . The place Ciminna developed around the fort.

Attractions

• Church of San Domenico with a Madonna from 1521
• Church of San Pietro del Purgatorio
• San Francesco Church
• Parish church built in the Middle Ages, heavily modified in the 16th century
• San Giovanni Battista Church
• San Vito Church

Arts and Culture

Episodes of the film The Leopard were filmed in Ciminna in 1962.

Sports

The ACD Ciminna football team was founded in 1977. She takes part in the Sicilian championship.

Sons and daughters

• Pasquale Sarullo (1828–1893), Franciscan priest and painter
• Vito Leto (1838–1901), priest and inventor
• Piero Esteriore (* 1977), Swiss singer and music star participant

Web links

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

• Information about Ciminna (Italian)

Individual evidence

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