Gangi

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Gangi
coat of arms
Gangi (Italy)
Gangi
Country Italy
region Sicily
Metropolitan city Palermo  (PA)
Local name Ganci
Coordinates 37 ° 48 '  N , 14 ° 12'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 47 '50 "  N , 14 ° 12' 20"  E
height 1011  m slm
surface 127 km²
Residents 6,464 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 51 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 90024
prefix 0921
ISTAT number 082036
Popular name Gangitani
Patron saint Cataldus
Website Gangi
Gangi with Mount Etna in the background
Gangi with Mount Etna in the background

Gangi is an Italian municipality in the metropolitan city of Palermo in the autonomous region of Sicily with 6464 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) and is a member of the association I borghi più belli d'Italia (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy).

Gangi, Church of San Paolo

Location and dates

Gangi is located 125 km southeast of Palermo in the Madonie . The residents mainly work in agriculture.

The neighboring communities are Alimena , Blufi , Bompietro , Calascibetta ( EN ), Enna ( EN ), Geraci Siculo , Nicosia ( EN ), Petralia Soprana and Sperlinga ( EN ).

history

The present place was founded in the 14th century. The old village was destroyed in 1299.

On January 1, 1926, Gangi was the scene of a large-scale operation by police and carabinieri under the leadership of Cesare Mori against the brigand gangs and the Cosa Nostra that had set up in Gangi.

Gangi made international headlines in 2017 by attempting to revive the town center, which is threatened by emigration. For 1 euro, vacant houses are sold to those who undertake to renovate these houses within three years.

Attractions

  • San Paolo Church , built in the 16th century
  • Neo-Gothic town hall
  • Parish church from the 18th century, with a large painting of the Last Judgment
  • Church of San Cataldo from the 16th century, renovated in the 19th century
  • Fort
  • Sanctuary of the Spirito Santo

Parish partnership

Gangi has a partnership with the Irish city of Clonmel .

Events

  • The procession in honor of Spirito Santo ( Holy Spirit ) is the largest festival in the Madonie; it takes place on Whit Monday .
  • The wheat festival ( Sagra della Spiga ) takes place on the second Sunday in August.

Trivia

Gangi is the location of the film Palermo Shooting .

Born in Gangi

Web links

Commons : Gangi  - 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. ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed June 9, 2017 (Italian).
  3. ^ Reinhard Bünger: Real estate for one euro. Retrieved on November 4, 2018 (German).