San Cataldo

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San Cataldo
coat of arms
San Cataldo (Italy)
San Cataldo
Country Italy
region Sicily
Free community consortium Caltanissetta  (CL)
Local name San Cataldu / San Catallu / San Cataddu
Coordinates 37 ° 29 ′  N , 13 ° 59 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 29 ′ 0 ″  N , 13 ° 59 ′ 0 ″  E
height 625  m slm
surface 75 km²
Residents 21,859 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 291 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 93017
prefix 0934
ISTAT number 085016
Popular name Sancataldesi
Patron saint San Cataldo
Website San Cataldo
San Cataldo
San Cataldo

San Cataldo is a town in Caltanissetta consortium of municipalities outside the region Sicily in Italy with 21,859 inhabitants (December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

San Cataldo is 9 km west of Caltanissetta . The residents mainly work in agriculture and industry.

The neighboring municipalities are Caltanissetta , Mussomeli , Serradifalco and Marianopoli .

The city lies with the San Cataldo train station on the Catania – Agrigento railway line . Driving time to Agrigento is 1 hour and 18 minutes and to Caltanissetta is 9 minutes.

history

San Cataldo was founded in 1607 by Nicolò Galletis. The place got its name in honor of St. Cataldo , Bishop of Taranto , of whom the place has relics .

Until around 1950 the city lived mainly from the mining of sulfur and rock salt . The collapse of this activity triggered a wave of emigration, which was only mitigated by the almost simultaneous emergence of small and medium-sized industrial enterprises.

Buildings

In the town

The church dei Padri Mercedari dates from the 18th century. Inside there is a statue of the Madonna by Salvatore Bagnasco . The parish church dates from 1665 and is located in the oldest part of San Cataldo.

In the neighborhood

In Vassallaggi approx. 5 km from San Cataldo you can visit a settlement from the Bronze Age.

Events

  • Discesa dalla Croce (Descent from the Cross) , a performance on Good Friday

Personalities

Web links

Commons : San Cataldo  - 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.