Partinico

Partinico
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Palermo  (PA)
Local name	Partinicu
Coordinates	38 ° 3 '  N , 13 ° 7'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 3 '0 "  N , 13 ° 7' 0"  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

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

Commons : Partinico  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information about Partinico (Italian)

Individual evidence

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