Paceco

Paceco
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Free community consortium	Trapani  (TP)
Local name	Pacecu
Coordinates	37 ° 59 ′  N , 12 ° 33 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 59 ′ 0 ″  N , 12 ° 33 ′ 0 ″  E
height	36  m slm
surface	58 km²
Residents	11,148 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	192 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	91027
prefix	0923
ISTAT number	081013
Popular name	Pacecoti
Patron saint	Santa Caterina
Website	Paceco

Paceco is a city in the Free Community Consortium Trapani in the region of Sicily in Italy with 11,148 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Paceco is 7 km south of Trapani . The city of Paceco covers an area of ​​58 km². The inhabitants live mainly from the salt production or from agriculture, in particular from viticulture and cultivation of the yellow melon ( cucumis melo ), a specialty of this region.

The districts are Castellazzo, Culcasi, Dattilo, Dattilo Soprano, Lago Baiata, Marino, Murana, Nubia, Pecoreria, Specchia, Verderame.

The neighboring towns are: Erice and Trapani. Paceco borders Trapani to the north as well as to the south and divides the municipality of Trapani into two parts.

history

People have settled in the area since prehistoric times. In the 14th and 15th centuries, the city grew around the church of San Lorenzo di Xitta. At that time the place belonged to the Order of St. John , later the place belonged to the Fardella family as a fief.

Attractions

• Museum of Prehistory with finds from the area
• Saltworks Museum, the museum is located in a mill
• Natural reserve Riserva naturale orientata Saline di Trapani e Paceco

Web links

• Official site of Paceco (Italian)

literature

• La Koinè della Collina. Associazione culturale Paceco (Ed.): Paceco diciannove , Paceco 2015 ( online , PDF)

Individual evidence

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