Maniace

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Maniace
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Catania  (CT)
Local name	Maniàci
Coordinates	37 ° 52 '  N , 14 ° 48'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 52 '0 "  N , 14 ° 48' 0"  E
height	787  m slm
surface	35 km²
Residents	3,762 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	107 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	95030
prefix	095
ISTAT number	087057
Popular name	Maniacesi
Patron saint	San Sebastiano

Maniace is a city of the metropolitan city of Catania in the region of Sicily in Italy with 3762 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Maniace is 67 km northwest of Catania on the northwest slope of Mount Etna . The residents mainly work in agriculture and animal husbandry.

The neighboring municipalities are Bronte , Cesarò ( ME ) and Longi ( ME ).

history

The place was named after Georgios Maniakes , who temporarily liberated parts of Sicily from the Arabs in 1038. In 1174, the abbey of Santa Maria di Maniace was founded here by Margaret of Navarre , on the site of an already abandoned Greek monastery. The place developed in the vicinity of this abbey. The Admiral Nelsons family lived here from 1799 . Until 1981 Maniace was part of Bronte .

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Individual evidence

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