Vita (Sicily)

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Vita
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Vita (Italy)
Vita
Country Italy
region Sicily
Free community consortium Trapani  (TP)
Local name Vita
Coordinates 37 ° 52 ′  N , 12 ° 49 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 52 ′ 0 ″  N , 12 ° 49 ′ 0 ″  E
height 480  m slm
surface 8 km²
Residents 1,897 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 237 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 91010
prefix 0924
ISTAT number 081023
Popular name Vitesi
Website Vita

Vita is a municipality in the free municipal consortium Trapani in the region of Sicily in Italy with 1897 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Vita is 38 km southeast of Trapani at an altitude of 480  m slm . The inhabitants live on an area of ​​8 km². The inhabitants of Vita, the Vitesi, live mainly from agriculture.

The neighboring municipalities are Calatafimi Segesta and Salemi .

history

The parish was founded in 1604. A small hamlet has existed here since the Middle Ages. When earthquake in 1968, the village was partially destroyed. It was rebuilt further down the valley.

Individual evidence

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