Monterosso Almo

Monterosso Almo
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Free community consortium	Ragusa  (RG)
Local name	Muntirrussu / Muntirussi Jalmu
Coordinates	37 ° 6 ′  N , 14 ° 46 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  N , 14 ° 46 ′ 0 ″  E
height	691  m slm
surface	56.3 km²
Residents	2,886 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	51 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	97010
prefix	0932
ISTAT number	088007
Popular name	Monterossani
Patron saint	San Giovanni Battista
Monterosso Almo

Monterosso Almo is an Italian municipality in the Ragusa municipality in the autonomous region of Sicily with 2886 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) and is a member of the association I borghi più belli d'Italia (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy)

Location and dates

Monterosso Almo is 28 km north of Ragusa . The inhabitants live mainly from agriculture and cattle breeding.

The neighboring municipalities are Chiaramonte Gulfi , Giarratana , Licodia Eubea ( CT ), Vizzini ( CT ) and Ragusa .

The Monterosso Almo station was on the narrow-gauge Giarratana – Vizzini railway .

history

The place was founded by the Normans and developed in the 14th century with the construction of the fort. The name at the time was Iahalmo. The city was destroyed in the earthquake in 1693 and was rebuilt on Monte Lauro.

Attractions

• Church of San Giovanni Battista from 1750 with old stucco decorations
• Church of Santa Maria Assunta in neo-Gothic style
• Church of Sant'Antonio Abate with paintings from several centuries
• Sant'Anna Church

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed June 17, 2017 (Italian). 

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