Petralia Soprana

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Petralia Soprana
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Petralia Soprana (Italy)
Petralia Soprana
Country Italy
region Sicily
Metropolitan city Palermo  (PA)
Local name Pitralìa Suprana
Coordinates 37 ° 48 '  N , 14 ° 6'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 47 '52 "  N , 14 ° 6' 29"  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

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

Commons : Petralia Soprana  - 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.
  2. ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed June 9, 2017 (Italian).