Fiumefreddo di Sicilia

Fiumefreddo di Sicilia
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Catania  (CT)
Local name	Ciumifriddu
Coordinates	37 ° 48 '  N , 15 ° 12'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 48 '0 "  N , 15 ° 12' 0"  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

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

Web links

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