Paceco
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Country | Italy | |
region | Sicily | |
Free community consortium | Trapani (TP) | |
Local name | Pacecu | |
Coordinates | 37 ° 59 ′ N , 12 ° 33 ′ 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
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.