Terrasini

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Terrasini
coat of arms
Terrasini (Italy)
Terrasini
Country Italy
region Sicily
Metropolitan city Palermo  (PA)
Local name Terrasini
Coordinates 38 ° 9 '  N , 13 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 9 '0 "  N , 13 ° 5' 0"  E
height 33  m slm
surface 19 km²
Residents 12,676 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 667 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 90049
prefix 091
ISTAT number 082071
Popular name Terrasinesi
Patron saint Maria
Website Terrasini
Terrasini seen from the mountain, to the left of the town the bay "Calarossa", to the right the airport of Palermo

Terrasini is an Italian commune in the metropolitan city of Palermo in the autonomous region of Sicily with 12,676 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Panoramic view

Terrasini is about 30 km west of Palermo on the A29 motorway to Trapani between the mountains and the Gulf of Castellammare , near Palermo Airport.

The city is connected to the Palermo - Trapani railway line.

The inhabitants work mainly in agriculture, fishing and tourism.

The neighboring municipalities are Carini , Cinisi , Partinico and Trappeto .

history

The name Terrasini is probably derived from Latin : from terra sinus = land on the Gulf (the Gulf of Castellammare) or from terra sinorum = land of bays because of the winding coastal landscape in this area with many larger and smaller bays. The name for the area of ​​today's city is first mentioned in a Dotal document from the archive of the monastery of San Martino delle Scale from November 24th, 1350 as terras vocatas li Terrasini as a boundary for the property complex Cinisi.

The caves in the Terrasini area were already inhabited in the late Paleolithic . There are traces of Roman settlers in various parts of the urban area .

The origin of today's place (formerly called Favarotta ) is probably in the late Middle Ages, when farm workers settled here. At that time the area belonged to the large estates of the La Grua Talamanca family from Carini. In the 17th century, fishermen settled on the coast. When the former feudal property was given to the farm workers on long lease , a flourishing agriculture developed around the fishing village.

The day Terrasini was founded as a separate municipality was October 24, 1836. On this day King Ferdinand II issued a decree according to which the village of Favarotta should no longer belong to the municipality of Cinisi, but should form its own municipality under the name Terrasini.

Attractions

Churches

  • Chiesa Madre "Maria Santissima delle Grazie" (construction started in 1684, construction as a parish in 1749, facade from 1901)
  • Chiesa "Maria Santissima della Provvidenza"
  • Chiesa "Maria Santissima del Rosario"
  • Chiesa Santa Rosalia from the 18th century
  • Chiesa Sante Anime del Purgatorio
  • Sanctuary "Maria Santissima di Trapani"

  • Piazza Duomo with Chiesa Madre

  • Chiesa Madre

  • Santa Maria del Rosario

  • Santa Maria della Provvidenza

Palazzi

  • Palazzo Grua, (18th century), now the seat of the city council
  • Palazzo Cataldi, (18th century), now the seat of the city library
  • Palazzo Aumale, founded in the 19th century as a winery by Henri d'Orléans, duc d'Aumale , son of King Louis-Philippe of France

  • Palazzo Grua

  • Palazzo Cataldi

  • Palazzo d'Aumale, main facade

  • Palazzo d'Aumale, inner courtyard

Museo Civico

The Museo Civico is housed in the Palazzo Aumale and is divided into three sections:

  • Ethnological department (Museo del Caretto), including a collection of brightly painted Sicilian donkey carts
  • Archaeological department (Antiquarium) with a focus on underwater archeology (Roman ships) and a collection of amphorae
  • Natural history department, including one of the largest collections of stuffed birds in Europe, and butterfly and insect collections
  • paleontological and geological collections

  • Sicilian carts in the courtyard

  • Antiquarium

  • Finds of underwater archeology

Others

  • Art Nouveau villa Fassini by Ernesto Basile
  • Fishing port and marina
  • old watchtowers along the coast: Torre Alba (16th century), Torre di Capo Rama (15th century), Torre Toledo or Paternella (16th century)

  • port

  • Beach

  • Torre Alba

  • Torre di Capo Rama

nature

  • Grotta Perciata, a large grotto on the cliff at sea level
  • Cala Rossa (red bay because of the reddish color of the rocks)
  • Nature reserve (Riserva Naturale) Capo Rama

  • Calarossa

  • Grottoes in the cliffs

Sons and daughters

Festivals

  • Festa di li schietti (at Easter): At the festival, young men have to lift an orange tree weighing around 50 kg with one hand and keep it in balance.
  • Festa di San Pietro (in August)
  • Festa di Maria SS delle Grazie (early September)
  • Estate Terrasinense (June – September): shows and concerts

Web links

Commons : Terrasini  - album with pictures, 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. ^ Digital offer from the State Archives Palermo , line 19.