Geraci Siculo

Geraci Siculo
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Palermo  (PA)
Local name	Jiraci / Jiraggi
Coordinates	37 ° 51 '  N , 14 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 51 '27 "  N , 14 ° 9' 16"  E
height	1072  m slm
surface	112 km²
Residents	1,765 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	16 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	90010
prefix	0921
ISTAT number	082037
Popular name	Geracesi
Geraci Siculo

Geraci Siculo is an Italian municipality in the metropolitan city of Palermo in the autonomous region of Sicily with 1765 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).

Location and dates

Geraci Siculo is 115 km east of Palermo . The residents mainly work in agriculture.

The neighboring communities are Castel di Lucio ( ME ), Castelbuono , Gangi , Nicosia ( EN ), Petralia Soprana , Petralia Sottana , San Mauro Castelverde .

history

The year of foundation of the place is unknown.

Attractions

• Ruins of the Ventimiglia fort in the town center
• Collegio di Maria church built in Barco style
• Parish church of Madonna della Neve built in the late Middle Ages
• Santa Maria della Porta church from the 15th century

Web links

Commons : Geraci Siculo  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information about Geraci Siculo (Italian)

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).