Custonaci

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Custonaci
coat of arms
Custonaci (Italy)
Custonaci
Country Italy
region Sicily
Free community consortium Trapani  (TP)
Local name Custunaci
Coordinates 38 ° 5 '  N , 12 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 5 '0 "  N , 12 ° 51' 0"  E
height 186  m slm
surface 69 km²
Residents 5,461 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 79 inhabitants / km²
Factions Cornino, S. Lucia, Purgatorio, ...
Post Code 91015
prefix 0923
ISTAT number 081007
Popular name Custonacesi (dialect: Custonacioti)
Patron saint Maria SS. Di Custonaci

Custonaci is a city in the Free Community Consortium Trapani in the region of Sicily in Italy with 5461 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Custonaci is located 20 km east of Trapani . The city covers an area of ​​69 km². They live mainly from agriculture and the extraction and processing of marble .

The districts are Cornino, S. Lucia and Purgatorio. The neighboring municipalities are Buseto Palizzolo , Castellammare del Golfo , San Vito lo Capo and Valderice .

history

The place was created in the 18th century through settlement of undeveloped land.

Attractions

The sanctuary of the Madonna of Custonaci is worth seeing, it was a place of worship in the 14th century. In the 16th century shelters and fortifications were built to visit the sanctuary.

Events

Two events are important for the place: the feast of the Madonna of Custonaci, which takes place at the end of August, and the Presepe vivente, during which a “living nativity scene” is presented in front of the Grotta Scurati at the foot of Monte Cofano during the Christmas season . It not only includes the actual Christmas story with the Holy Family with the shepherds, but around a hundred people in historical costumes, like a Neapolitan nativity scene, represent the whole life of a medieval village with handicrafts, agriculture and so on.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

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