Santa Flavia

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Santa Flavia
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Santa Flavia (Italy)
Santa Flavia
Country Italy
region Sicily
Metropolitan city Palermo  (PA)
Local name Santa Flavia
Coordinates 38 ° 5 '  N , 13 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 4 '58 "  N , 13 ° 31' 43"  E
height 45  m slm
surface 14 km²
Residents 11,181 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 799 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 90017
prefix 091
ISTAT number 082067
Popular name Flavesi

Santa Flavia is a city of Metropolitan city of Palermo in the Region of Sicily in Italy with 11,181 inhabitants (December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

View of Cape Zafferano

Santa Flavia is 19 km east of Palermo on the Tyrrhenian Sea . The inhabitants work in agriculture, fishing, tourism and industry.

Districts are Porticello (fishing port), Sant'Elia and Solanto. Santa Flavia is connected to the Messina – Palermo railway line .

The neighboring municipalities are Bagheria , Casteldaccia and Misilmeri .

history

The ancient city of Solunt (Latin: Soluntum, German Solunt) was located in the area of ​​today's municipality . Solunt was founded in the 4th century BC. Founded. 250 BC The Romans conquered the city. After that, Solunt lost its importance.

Today's place developed around the Norman fort of Solanto. At the end of the 17th century, the castle and the surrounding fiefs became the property of the Filangeri family of Sicily . The towns of Santa Flavia, Porticello, Sant'Elia and Casteldaccia were part of the fief at the time. The Italian unity from 1861 led u. a. to territorial reforms. In this context, the present-day municipalities of Santa Flavia and Casteldaccia were formed. In this way, Solanto, the former center of the municipality, became the smallest district of Santa Flavia.

Attractions

Peristyle house in Solunto

As in other places in the area, there are also several villas in Santa Flavia that the nobility of Palermo used as summer residences.

In the town

  • The parish church of Sant'Anna, consecrated on July 24, 1785 by Pope Pio VII as the Basilica Soluntina. It is right next to the Filangeri Palace.
  • The Filangeri Palace from the 18th century with a beautiful park. The building, also known as Villa Filangeri, was the seat of the noble family of the same name and today houses the town hall.
  • Between Santa Flavia Bagheria located Villa Filangeri di San Marco from the 17th century. It is better known as Castello San Marco and is now used as a hotel. The villa is surrounded by a beautiful Mediterranean garden.
  • The 17th century Villa Valdina, with a chapel with frescoes from 1631.
  • The Villino Basile, built 1874–1878 by the well-known Sicilian architect Ernesto Basile . The Basile family used it as a summer residence.
  • The neoclassical Villa Spedalotto , built 1784–1794 by Giuseppe Emanuele Incardona on the Solanto hill.
  • The cemetery known for the mix of its architectural styles. It is between Santa Flavia and Solanto.

In the neighborhood

  • The excavation sites and the antiquarium of the old town of Solunt with the remains of a typical Roman town around the birth of Christ.
  • The Capo Zafferano , a rocky cape (226 m high), at the top of which there is a still active lighthouse.
  • The Borgo di Santa Nicolicchia between Porticello and Sant'Elia. Here is a picturesque bay with a small harbor. It is the location of Agrodolce , the first Sicilian soap opera .

Festivals

  • July 26th is dedicated to Sant'Anna, the patron saint of Santa Flavia.
  • On September 28, the Madonna Addolorata is honored. She is the patron saint of the fishermen of Sant'Elia.
  • The fishermen of Porticello will honor their patron saint, the Madonna del Lume, from October 4th to 6th.
  • The Solunto Film Festival has been taking place in autumn for several years.

Individual evidence

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

literature

  • Guida Storico Culturale dei Comuni di Santa Flavia e Altavilla Milicia . Aurelio Coppola Editore, Milano.

Web links

Commons : Santa Flavia  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files