Sutera

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Sutera
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Sutera (Italy)
Sutera
Country Italy
region Sicily
Free community consortium Caltanissetta  (CL)
Local name Sutera
Coordinates 37 ° 32 '  N , 13 ° 44'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 32 '0 "  N , 13 ° 44' 0"  E
height 590  m slm
surface 35 km²
Residents 1,299 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 37 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 93010
prefix 0934
ISTAT number 085020
Popular name Suteresi
Website Sutera
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Sutera is an Italian community in the Caltanissetta community in the autonomous region of Sicily with 1299 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) and is a member of the association I borghi più belli d'Italia (The most beautiful places in Italy).

facts and figures

The municipality is located about 70 km southeast of Palermo and about 30 km west of Caltanissetta . The area is dominated by a large monolithic rock, Monte San Paolino.

The main occupation of the residents is agriculture, grain, almonds and olives are grown.

The neighboring communities are Acquaviva Platani , Bompensiere , Campofranco , Casteltermini ( AG ), Milena and Mussomeli .

history

People already lived here in prehistoric times. At the time of the Arab rule over Sicily , the place was fortified.

In 1366 the place became the domain of the Chiaramonte family . The city grew until the 16th century. After that, the inhabitants settled in newly established communities in the area around Caltanissetta.

In 1905 a landslide of Monte San Paolino destroyed much of the city.

Buildings

  • Town hall and church of Sant'Agata in Piazza Umberto I from the 15th century
  • Church of San Giovanni in Piazza San Giovanni
  • Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Piazza Umberto I.
  • Church del Carmine on Via del Carmine
  • Parish Church of Maria SS. Assunta
  • San Paolino Church on Monte San Paolino

Twin town

The twin cities are Dillingen / Saar in Germany, Borough of Broxbourne in England and Nola in Italy.

Web links

Commons : Sutera  - 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.
  2. ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed on May 25, 2017 (Italian).