Realmonte

Realmonte
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Free community consortium	Agrigento  (AG)
Local name	Muntiriali
Coordinates	37 ° 19 ′  N , 13 ° 28 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 19 ′ 0 ″  N , 13 ° 28 ′ 0 ″  E
height	144  m slm
surface	20 km²
Residents	4,485 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	224 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	92010
prefix	0922
ISTAT number	084032
Popular name	Realmontesi

Realmonte is a Italian community in the municipality consortium Agrigento outdoors in the autonomous region of Sicily .

Location and dates

Realmonte is 13 kilometers west of Agrigento . 4485 inhabitants live here (as of December 31, 2019), who mainly work in agriculture. In addition, concrete is produced in the municipality. Due to its location by the sea, Realmonte also offers some jobs in the tourism sector.

The neighboring municipalities are Agrigento , Porto Empedocle and Siculiana .

After the rail traffic to Realmonte was discontinued in 1978, the place can only be reached by road today.

history

The day the congregation was founded is unknown, but is likely to be in the second half of the 17th century.

Attractions

The parish church is dedicated to San Domenico. The excavation area of ​​Villa Durrueli, a Roman villa from the 1st century AD, lies on the road to Porto Empedocle; some rooms and part of the floor have been preserved. Because of the beaches like Lido Rosselo, Punta Grande and Giallonardo, the place is visited by tourists. There is also an underground salt grotto here.

Individual evidence

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

Web links

Commons : Realmonte  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information about Realmonte (Italian)