Petralia Soprana
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Country | Italy | |
region | Sicily | |
Metropolitan city | Palermo (PA) | |
Local name | Pitralìa Suprana | |
Coordinates | 37 ° 48 ' N , 14 ° 6' E | |
surface | 56 km² | |
Residents | 3,120 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 56 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 90026 | |
prefix | 0921 | |
ISTAT number | 082055 | |
Petralia Soprana |
Petralia Soprana is an Italian municipality in the metropolitan city of Palermo in the autonomous region of Sicily with 3120 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) and is a member of the association I borghi più belli d'Italia (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy).
Location and dates
Petralia Soprana is located on a 1147 m high cliff and is the highest municipality in the Monti Madonie . The distance to Palermo in the northwest is 111 km.
The residents mainly work in agriculture and the food industry.
The neighboring communities are Alimena , Blufi , Bompietro , Gangi , Geraci Siculo and Petralia Sottana .
history
Petralia Soprana is of Sican or Greek origin. In the 3rd century BC The place was known under the name Petraea. Under Arab rule , it was considered an impregnable fortress that was inhabited by Arabs and Christians. Under Norman rule , a fort was built below the village, around which today's neighboring municipality of Petralia Sottana developed.
Attractions
- The Chiesa San Salvatore , a former mosque with a large dome, was consecrated as a church by Roger I.
- The Chiesa Santa Maria di Loreto is located on the site of a former Norman fort. The church was built in the 15th century and rebuilt in the Rococo style in the 18th century .
- The town hall is located in a former Carmelite monastery .
Web links
- Information on Petralia Soprana (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed June 9, 2017 (Italian).