Santa Caterina Villarmosa

Santa Caterina Villarmosa
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Free community consortium	Caltanissetta (CL)
Local name	Santa Catarina
Coordinates	37 ° 36 ' N , 14 ° 2' E Coordinates: 37 ° 36 '0 " N , 14 ° 2' 0" E
height	650 m slm
surface	75 km²
Residents	5,039 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	67 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	93018
prefix	0934
ISTAT number	085017
Popular name	Caterinesi
Patron saint	Santa Caterina d'Alessandria

Santa Caterina Villarmosa is a town in Caltanissetta consortium of municipalities outside in the region of Sicily in Italy with 5039 inhabitants (December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Santa Caterina Villarmosa is 19 km north of Caltanissetta . The residents mainly work in agriculture. There are also jobs in the knitting arts and crafts.

The neighboring communities are Alimena ( PA ), Caltanissetta , Enna ( EN ), Petralia Sottana (PA), Resuttano and Villarosa (EN).

history

In 1299, Frederick II defeated Philip of Taranto in the area of today's municipality .

The present community was founded in 1601. The first mention of it goes back to 1572, when Giulio Grimaldi, Barone di Risigallo, allowed the settlement.

Attractions

Church in Piazza Garibaldi, built in the 18th century, completed at the end of the 19th century
Maria SS.ma delle Grazie church in Via Roma; first mentioned in the 17th century
Contrada Scaleri nature reserve

Church on Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi
Church on Via Roma
Typical cityscape

Personalities

Maurizio Randazzo (* 1964), fencer

Web links

Commons : Santa Caterina Villarmosa - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Side of Santa Caterina Villarmosa (Italian)

Individual evidence

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

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