Militello in Val di Catania

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Militello in Val di Catania
coat of arms
Militello in Val di Catania (Italy)
Militello in Val di Catania
Country Italy
region Sicily
Metropolitan city Catania  (CT)
Local name Milited you
Coordinates 37 ° 17 '  N , 14 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 17 '0 "  N , 14 ° 47' 0"  E
height 413  m slm
surface 62 km²
Residents 7,062 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 114 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 95043
prefix 095
ISTAT number 087025
Popular name Militellesi
Patron saint Most Holy Redeemer and Mary (mother of Jesus)
Website Militello in Val di Catania
Militello in Val di Catania, with Mount Etna in the background

Militello in Val di Catania or Sicilian Militeddu in Val di Catania is a municipality with 7062 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Catania in the region of Sicily in Italy . The place is one of the late baroque towns of the Val di Noto , which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Location and dates

Militello in Val di Catania is 51 km southwest of Catania on the north side of the Monti Iblei . The inhabitants live mainly from agriculture and animal husbandry.

The neighboring municipalities are Francofonte ( SR ), Lentini (SR), Mineo , Palagonia , Scordia and Vizzini .

history

Militello was founded in Byzantine times . In 1693 the place was destroyed by an earthquake and rebuilt in the same place in the style of the Sicilian Baroque .

Attractions

  • Parish Church of San Nicolò e SS. Salvatore
  • Museo di San Nicolò
  • Santa Maria della Stella church
  • San Benedetto Church
  • Church of San Francesco di Assisi
  • Santa Maria La Vetere Church
  • Church of Sant 'Antonio di Padova
  • Oratory of Santa Maria della Catena
  • Palazzo Baldanza

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Militello in Val di Catania  - 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.