Vittoria

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Vittoria
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Vittoria (Italy)
Vittoria
Country Italy
region Sicily
Free community consortium Ragusa  (RG)
Local name Vittoria
Coordinates 36 ° 57 '  N , 14 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 36 ° 57 '0 "  N , 14 ° 32' 0"  E
height 168  m slm
surface 181.31 km²
Residents 63,740 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 352 inhabitants / km²
Factions Scoglitti
Post Code 97019
prefix 0932
ISTAT number 088012
Popular name Vittoriesi
Patron saint John the Baptist
Website Comune di Vittoria
Vittoria, Chiesa delle Grazie and Teatro Comunale in Piazza del Popolo
Vittoria, Chiesa delle Grazie and Teatro Comunale in Piazza del Popolo

Vittoria is a town in Ragusa consortium of municipalities outside in the region of Sicily in Italy with 63,740 inhabitants (December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Vittoria is located on the southern foothills of the Monti Iblei at an altitude of 168  m slm , 28 km west of Ragusa . Viticulture has a long tradition in Vittoria. With the construction of greenhouses , the production of vegetables and fruits has gained in importance.

Vittoria is on the Canicattì – Syracuse railway line .

The neighboring municipalities are Acate , Chiaramonte Gulfi , Comiso and Ragusa .

history

On April 24, 1607, the community was founded by Countess Vittoria Colonna, daughter of the Spanish viceroy Marcantonio Colonna . In 1693 the city was badly damaged by an earthquake and then rebuilt in a strictly geometrical manner.

Attractions

In the city

  • Piazza del Popolo, the center of the city
  • Municipal theater, built from 1869 to 1877 by Bartolo Morselli in a classical style
  • Church of Madonna delle Grazie, first construction from 1612, destroyed in the earthquake in 1693 and rebuilt from 1754
  • Chiesa Madre church, built in baroque style
  • Art Nouveau palaces and villas
  • Museo Civico with exhibits on the city's history

  • Piazza del Popolo

  • Basilica di San Giovanni Battista

  • Palazzo Traina

In the neighborhood

  • The excavations in Kamarina are 16 km southwest of Vittoria on the coast.

Jazz festival

Since 2008 the Vittoria Jazz Festivali has been taking place for two weeks in June, sponsored by the city of Vittoria and the Sicily Jazz Music Association. The musical director is the Vittoria-born alto saxophonist Francesco Cafiso (* 1989). Here were, among others, Stefano Bollani , Aldo Romano , Andrew McCormack , Marzio Scholten , Enzo Zirilli , bassist Nello Toscano and Carlo Cattano on. The events are free. Wine tastings (red wine Cerasuolo di Vittoria ) are often combined with the concerts, which often take place in the open air in squares around the city. There are jazz workshops and a young talent competition sponsored by the local Rotary Club.

Town twinning

Vittoria's twin cities are Mátészalka in Hungary, Medina de Rioseco in Spain and Siġġiewi in Malta.

Born in Vittoria

Web links

Commons : Vittoria  - 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. ↑ Official website of the jazz festival