Mascali

Mascali
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Catania  (CT)
Local name	Màscali
Coordinates	37 ° 45 ′  N , 15 ° 12 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 45 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 12 ′ 0 ″  E
height	18  m slm
surface	37 km²
Residents	14,429 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	390 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	95016, 95010
prefix	095
ISTAT number	087023
Popular name	mascalesi
Patron saint	San Leonardo
Website	Mascali
Mascali

Mascali is a city in the metropolitan city of Catania in the region of Sicily in Italy with 14,429 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Mascali is 34 kilometers north of Catania on the eastern slope of Mount Etna . The inhabitants work mainly in agriculture and in paper mills.

The place is connected to the Ferrovia Circumetnea .

The neighboring municipalities are: Fiumefreddo di Sicilia , Giarre , Piedimonte Etneo , Riposto and Sant'Alfio .

history

The place originated in the Middle Ages. In 1928 Mascali was destroyed by an eruption of Mount Etna. It was then rebuilt in a safe place. The railway station of the Ferrovia Circumetnea is therefore far outside the village.

Attractions

• Parish Church of San Giovanni Abate, built in 1935 in the classical style

Web links

Commons : Mascali  - 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.