Motta Sant'Anastasia

Motta Sant'Anastasia
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Catania  (CT)
Local name	Motta Sant'Anastasia
Coordinates	37 ° 30 '  N , 14 ° 58'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 30 '0 "  N , 14 ° 58' 0"  E
height	275  m slm
surface	35 km²
Residents	12,241 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	350 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	95040
prefix	095
ISTAT number	087030
Popular name	Mottesi
Patron saint	Sant'Anastasia

Motta Sant'Anastasia is a city in the metropolitan city of Catania in the region of Sicily in Italy with 12,241 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

City Hall

Motta Sant'Anastasia is 25 kilometers west of Catania . The inhabitants work mainly in agriculture, sheep breeding or industry.

The neighboring municipalities are Belpasso , Camporotondo Etneo , Catania and Misterbianco .

history

The year of foundation of the place is unknown. The place developed from the 11th century around the castle built by the Normans .

Attractions

• Parish church from the 12th century
• 11th century castle
• Mount Etna panorama

Memorial sites

German war cemetery

On the connecting road to Misterbianco , at the foot of Mount Etna, there is the German war cemetery Motta Sant'Anastasia for the German soldiers who fell and died in Sicily during the Second World War.

sons and daughters of the town

• Giuseppe Di Stefano (1921-2008), opera singer (tenor)

Web links

Commons : Motta Sant'Anastasia  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge (work of the Volksbund and description of the war cemetery in Motta Sant'Anastasia)

Individual evidence

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