Partinico
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Country | Italy | |
region | Sicily | |
Metropolitan city | Palermo (PA) | |
Local name | Partinicu | |
Coordinates | 38 ° 3 ' N , 13 ° 7' E | |
surface | 110 km² | |
Residents | 31,569 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 287 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 90047 | |
prefix | 091 | |
ISTAT number | 082054 | |
Popular name | Partinicesi | |
Patron saint | San Leonardo | |
Website | www.comune.partinico.pa.it |
Partinico ( Sicilian Partinicu ) is an Italian commune ( comune ) with 31,569 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Palermo in the autonomous region of Sicily .
Location and dates
Partinico is 31 km west of Palermo . The inhabitants mainly work in agriculture, viticulture or the food industry.
The neighboring municipalities are Alcamo ( TP ), Balestrate , Borgetto , Carini , Giardinello , Monreale , Montelepre , Terrasini and Trappeto .
history
At several sites in the Plain of Partinico, numerous stone tools were found that testify to prehistoric human activities and are exhibited in the city museum ( Museo Civico ). In Roman times the place was called Parthenicum and is mentioned in the Itinerarium Antonini , which dates from the early 3rd century AD. The remains of a Roman villa have been discovered in the Sirignano district. The present city was founded in the 14th century.
Buildings
- Church of San Giuseppe from the 17th century with paintings of the saints
- Maria Santissima Annunziata church from the 18th century
- Municipal Museum
Web links
- Information about Partinico (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.