Favara

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Favara
coat of arms
Favara (Italy)
Favara
Country Italy
region Sicily
Free community consortium Agrigento  (AG)
Local name Favara
Coordinates 37 ° 19 ′  N , 13 ° 40 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 19 ′ 0 ″  N , 13 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  E
height 340  m slm
surface 81 km²
Residents 31,751 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 392 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 92026
prefix 0922
ISTAT number 084017
Popular name Favaresi
Patron saint Sant'Antonio
Website Favara

Favara is a city and Italian commune in the free municipal consortium of Agrigento in the autonomous region of Sicily .

Location and dates

Favara is eleven kilometers east of Agrigento . 31,751 inhabitants live here (as of December 31, 2019), who mainly work in agriculture. In addition to cereals, oranges, watermelons, almonds, pistachios and olives, wine is also grown and processed.

The neighboring municipalities are Agrigento , Aragona , Castrofilippo , Comitini , Naro and Racalmuto .

history

Favara 1982

The name Favara comes from Arab times . It is derived from Fawwara , which means water source in Arabic . Already in the 3rd millennium BC there lived in the area of ​​Favara. BC people, as evidenced by a settlement and a Bronze Age necropolis in the area. The native Sicans were from the 7th century BC. Chr. Increasingly displaced by Greek colonists , who built a base on the mountain Caltafaraci, which borders Favara, which was later used under Roman rule. In the 9th century, the Favara region came under Arab rule. Today's place was built in the 13th century around the fort that was built in that century. At that time the place belonged to the Chiaramonte family .

Attractions

  • Church of Madonna dell'Itria from the 14th century, this is located at the entrance to Favara
  • Carmine Church with a 19th century portal
  • Parish church Maria Vergine Assunta from the 18th century
  • Castle from the 13th century, it has a square floor plan. A chapel also belongs to the castle.
  • Outside the village, a Roman villa with mosaic floors from the late 1st to early 2nd centuries has been found.

  • Piazza Cavour with Castello Chiaramonte

  • Chiesa dell'Itria

  • Chiesa del Carmine

  • Chiesa Madre

  • Chiesa San Vito

Gastronomic specialties

Favara is known for its dessert "agnello pasquale" (German: Easter lamb). This dish based on almonds and pistachios is mainly eaten at Easter and is well known all over Italy. Another specialty is the "Minestra di San Giuseppe", a soup made from various types of vegetables and pasta.

Town twinning

Favara has been twinning with the Spanish city of Andújar in Andalusia since 2004 .

Personalities

The manager and physician Giuseppe Vita (* 1935) was born in Favara. Among other things, he was CEO of the pharmaceutical company Schering.

Web links

Commons : Favara  - 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.
  2. ^ History of Favara ( Memento from May 15, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) on Favara.it
  3. ^ History of Favara ( Memento from May 15, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) on Favara.it