Priolo Gargallo

Priolo Gargallo
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Free community consortium	Syracuse  (SR)
Local name	Priolu
Coordinates	37 ° 10 ′  N , 15 ° 11 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 10 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 11 ′ 0 ″  E
height	30  m slm
surface	57.58 km²
Residents	11,687 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	203 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	96010
prefix	0931
ISTAT number	089021
Popular name	Priolesi
Patron saint	Angelo Custode
Website	Priolo Gargallo

Panorama (Thapsos in the background)

Priolo Gargallo is a town in the municipality consortium Syracuse outdoors in the region of Sicily in Italy with 11,687 inhabitants (December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Priolo Gargallo is 12 km northwest of Syracuse . The inhabitants work mainly in the chemical industry ( petroleum processing ) and in agriculture.

The neighboring communities are Melilli , Syracuse , Solarino and Sortino .

history

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The earliest traces of human settlement date from the Bronze Age .

Attractions

Chiesa dell'Angelo Custode

• Thapsos , a prehistoric settlement outside of Priolo Gargallo on the Magnisi Peninsula.
• Church of San Focà, built in the 5th century (outside the village)

Individual evidence

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

Web links

Commons : Priolo Gargallo  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information about Priolo Gargallo (Italian)