Fiumefreddo di Sicilia
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Country | Italy | |
region | Sicily | |
Metropolitan city | Catania (CT) | |
Local name | Ciumifriddu | |
Coordinates | 37 ° 48 ' N , 15 ° 12' E | |
height | 62 m slm | |
surface | 12 km² | |
Residents | 9,347 (Dec 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 779 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 95013 | |
prefix | 095 | |
ISTAT number | 087016 | |
Popular name | Fiumefreddesi | |
Patron saint | San Giuseppe | |
Website | Fiumefreddo di Sicilia |
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia is a municipality in the northeast of the metropolitan city of Catania in Sicily with 9,347 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).
Location and dates
Fiumefreddo di Sicilia is 38 km north of Catania .
The neighboring municipalities are: Calatabiano , Mascali and Piedimonte Etneo .
history
The town center was founded around the year 1400, and in 1600 the town became the property of the noble Cruyllas family.
Attractions
The place is strictly geometrical. Worth seeing are:
- Parish church in the city center
- Palazzo Diana from the 18th century
- Palazzo Palmierie from the 18th century
- Castello degli Schiavi (slave castle, 15th century), known as the location from " The Godfather "
Personalities
- Ignazio Cannavò (1921–2015), Roman Catholic Archbishop
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
Web links
Commons : Fiumefreddo di Sicilia - Collection of images, videos and audio files