Pedara

Pedara
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Catania  (CT)
Local name	(A) Pirara
Coordinates	37 ° 37 '  N , 15 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 37 '0 "  N , 15 ° 4' 0"  E
height	610  m slm
surface	19 km²
Residents	14,822 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	780 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	95030
prefix	095
ISTAT number	087034
Popular name	Pedaresi
Website	Pedara

Pedara is a city in the metropolitan city of Catania in the Sicily region in Italy with 14,822 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Pedara is located 20 kilometers north of Catania on the southern slope of Mount Etna . The inhabitants mainly work in the timber trade, tourism and wine growing.

The neighboring municipalities are Mascalucia , Nicolosi , San Giovanni la Punta , Trecastagni , Tremestieri Etneo and Zafferana Etnea .

history

The place originally belonged to Catania. The community has been independent since 1642. The name of the place comes from the Latin word lapidaria (Eng .: stone quarries). The stone around Pedara is dark and promotes viticulture.

Attractions

• Parish church of Annunziata nella sua città natale , renovated after the 1693 earthquake

Personalities

• Salvatore Nicolosi (1922–2014), Roman Catholic Bishop of Noto

Web links

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

Individual evidence

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