Raddusa

Raddusa
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Catania  (CT)
Local name	Raddusa
Coordinates	37 ° 28 '  N , 14 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 28 '0 "  N , 14 ° 32' 0"  E
height	350  m slm
surface	23 km²
Residents	2,979 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	130 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	95040
prefix	095
ISTAT number	087036
Popular name	Raddusani
Patron saint	San Giuseppe
Website	Raddusa

Raddusa is a city in the metropolitan city of Catania in the region of Sicily in Italy with 2979 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Raddusa is 62 km west of Catania . The residents mainly work in agriculture. There are also gypsum pits , sulfur springs and salt springs .

The neighboring municipalities are Aidone , Assoro , Piazza Armerina and Ramacca .

history

The municipality of Raddusa was dependent on the neighboring municipality of Ramacca until 1861.

Due to the high unemployment, many residents of Raddusa emigrated. Until the Second World War , the inhabitants of Raddusa emigrated mainly to North and South America. From 1950 onwards there was a great wave of emigration to Germany and France.

event

Several times a year there is a livestock and agricultural exhibition in Raddusa.

Web links

Commons : Raddusa  - 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.