Isola delle Femmine (Sicily)

Isola delle Femmine
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Palermo  (PA)
Local name	Ìsula
Coordinates	38 ° 12 '  N , 13 ° 15'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 12 '0 "  N , 13 ° 15' 0"  E
height	6  m slm
surface	3 km²
Residents	7,099 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	2,366 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	90040
prefix	091
ISTAT number	082043
Popular name	Isolani

Isola delle Femmine ( Italian "Island of Women") is a municipality in the metropolitan city of Palermo in the region of Sicily in Italy with 7099 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). The municipality takes its name from the Isola delle Femmine , a small island off its coast.

Location and dates

Isola delle Femmine is located 20 km west of Palermo directly on the Tyrrhenian Sea . The inhabitants mainly work in agriculture, fishing or tourism.

The neighboring municipalities are Capaci , Palermo and Torretta .

Isola delle Femmine has a stop on the Palermo- Alcamo railway towards Trapani .

history

The present place was built in the 16th century. At that time a lighthouse was built here and there were some tuna fishing spots.

Attractions

• Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie from the 18th century
• The uninhabited island of Isola delle Femmine , about 600 m from the Punta del Passaggio point

Web links

Commons : Isola delle Femmine  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information about Isola delle Femmine (Italian)

Individual evidence

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