Zafferana Etnea

Zafferana Etnea
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Catania  (CT)
Local name	(A) Zafarana
Coordinates	37 ° 41 ′  N , 15 ° 6 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 41 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  E
height	574  m slm
surface	76 km²
Residents	9,521 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	125 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	95019
prefix	095
ISTAT number	087055
Popular name	Zafferanesi
Website	Zafferana Etnea
Piazza Umberto I. with the parish church

Zafferana Etnea is a town and municipality in the metropolitan city of Catania in the Sicily region in Italy with 9521 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Zafferana Etnea is located 28 kilometers north of Catania on the eastern slope of Mount Etna . The inhabitants mainly work in the timber trade, tourism and agriculture.

The neighboring municipalities are Aci Sant'Antonio , Acireale , Adrano , Belpasso , Biancavilla , Bronte , Castiglione di Sicilia , Giarre , Maletto , Milo , Nicolosi , Pedara , Randazzo , Sant'Alfio , Santa Venerina , Trecastagni and Viagrande .

history

Lava flow towards Zafferana

The place was founded in 1387 in the vicinity of the priory of San Giovanni. In the past, lava flows from the eastern crater of Mount Etna destroyed the place. In 1852 and 1992 the lava flow stopped just a few hundred meters from the site.

Attractions

• Town hall with paintings by Giuseppe Sciuti
• Parish church of Santa Maria della Provvidenza in Piazza Umberto I, built in baroque style
• The lava flow from 1992 on the outskirts

sons and daughters of the town

• Giuseppe Sciuti (1834–1911), painter
• Luciano Maugeri (1888–1958), politician, former mayor of Palermo

Web links

Commons : Zafferana Etnea  - 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.