Lampedusa e Linosa

Lampedusa e Linosa
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Free community consortium	Agrigento  (AG)
Local name	Lampidusa e Linusa
Coordinates	35 ° 30 '  N , 12 ° 36'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 30 '0 "  N , 12 ° 36' 0"  E
height	16  m slm
surface	25.48 km²
Residents	6,494 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	255 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	92010
prefix	0922
ISTAT number	084020
Popular name	Lampedusani, Linosani
Patron saint	Maria SS. Di Porto Salvo
Website	Lampedusa e Linosa

Lampedusa e Linosa is an Italian municipality in the consortium of municipalities Agrigento outdoors in the autonomous region of Sicily .

Location and dates

The parish includes the three Pelagic Islands south of the Strait of Sicily . The 6,494 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) are spread over the islands of Lampedusa and Linosa . The island of Lampione also belongs to the municipality, but is uninhabited.

The districts are Lampedusa, Linosa, Cala Creca, Cala Francese, Grecale and Terranova. The inhabitants live mainly from agriculture, fishing and tourism.

Lampedusa can be reached from Palermo by plane. From Porto Empedocle there is a daily boat to the islands.

history

The remains of Greek, Roman and Arab settlements have been found on the island of Lampedusa. In 1843 the island was systematically settled by Bernado Maria Sanvisente, an envoy from Ferdinand II . Linosa Island was settled in 1845.

Already in 2007 and as a result of the political changes in Tunisia and Libya from January 2011, many people tried to cross the 150 km from the coast of Tunisia from North Africa to Lampedusa.

In October 2013 there was a high number of fatalities among the boat fugitives when a ship wrecked on October 3 ; Subsequently, other arriving refugee boats also moved into the media's attention. Italy's Prime Minister Enrico Letta announced a state funeral for the refugees on October 9, but it did not take place. The President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso announced that the EU would support Italy with 30 million euros in dealing with the stricken refugees. In Italy, the Bossi Fini law was also discussed, under which illegal immigration is punished with imprisonment.

Attractions

The marine fauna and the African flora of the islands are worth seeing. Some of the sandy beaches are used by the hawksbill sea turtle to lay their eggs, which is why these areas were placed under nature protection in October 2002.

Award

On July 2, 2004, the Italian Republic awarded the municipality of Lampedusa e Linosa the Gold Medal for Civil Service ( Medaglia d'oro al merito civile ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Lampedusa, continuano le polemiche sui funerali delle vittime del naufragio. In: Internazionale. October 18, 2013, accessed October 28, 2013 (Italian). 
3. ^ Stemma Comune di Lampedusa e Linosa. Retrieved March 26, 2011 . 

Web links

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