Pollina

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Pollina
coat of arms
Pollina (Italy)
Pollina
Country Italy
region Sicily
Metropolitan city Palermo  (PA)
Local name Puòddina
Coordinates 38 ° 0 ′  N , 14 ° 9 ′  E Coordinates: 38 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 14 ° 9 ′ 0 ″  E
surface 49 km²
Residents 2,891 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 59 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 90010
prefix 0921
ISTAT number 082059
Popular name Pollinesi
Patron saint San Giuliano

Pollina is a city of Metropolitan city of Palermo in the Region of Sicily in Italy with 2,891 inhabitants (December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

View of Pollina

Pollina is located 96 km east of Palermo on a 900 m high cliff.

The residents mainly work in agriculture and industry. From the bark of manna ash is Manna harvested, the raw material in which a, pharmaceutical is used.

The neighboring municipalities are Castelbuono , Cefalù and San Mauro Castelverde .

history

From 1178 the city developed around a fort.

people

The honorary citizen of the city is called Francesco Musotto. He set up the city's water supply. Today there is a memorial statue on the Pietrarosa, the highest point in the city. In honor of the patron saint, San Giuliano, a three-day festival is celebrated every year on the 2nd Sunday in July.

Attractions

  • Parish church from the 19th century
  • Museum that documents the harvest of manna
  • Teatro Pietra Rosa: open-air theater designed by the architect A. Foscari, opened on June 30, 1979

Web links

Commons : Pollina  - 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.