Sciara

Sciara
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Palermo  (PA)
Local name	Sciara
Coordinates	37 ° 55 '  N , 13 ° 46'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 54 '57 "  N , 13 ° 45' 44"  E
height	210  m slm
surface	31 km²
Residents	2,674 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	86 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	90020
prefix	091
ISTAT number	082068
Sciara

Sciara is a city of Metropolitan city of Palermo in the Region of Sicily in Italy with 2,674 inhabitants (December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Sciara is located 60 km southeast of Palermo . The residents mainly work in agriculture. Olives and artichokes are produced.

The neighboring municipalities are Aliminusa , Caccamo , Cerda and Termini Imerese .

history

The present village was founded in 1671.

Attractions

The castle of the Notarbartolo Prince of Sciara stands on a cliff. The place is laid out like a chessboard, the center is the insula.

people

• Salvatore Gristina (* 1946), Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Catania and member of the Sicilian Bishops' Conference
• Frank Fragale (1894–1955), composer

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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

• Information about Sciara (Italian)