Grammichele

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Comune di Grammichele
Municipal coat of arms
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Catania (CT)
Mayor	Giuseppe Compagnone (since June 27, 2003)
Elevation	520 m
Area	30 km²
Population
- Total (as of December 31, 2004)	13,225
- Density	422/km²
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	37°13′N 14°38′E
Gentilic	Grammichelesi
Dialing code	0933
Postal code	95042
Patron	San Michele Arcangelo
- Day	May 8
Website: www.comune.grammichele.ct.it

Grammichele is a town and commune in the province of Catania in Sicily, southern Italy.

[edit] History

It was built in 1693, after the destruction by an earthquake of the old town of Occhialà. to the north; the latter, on account of the similarity of name, is generally identified with Echetla, a frontier city between Syracusan and Carthaginian territory in the time of Hiero II, which appears to have been originally a Sicel city in which Greek civilization prevailed from the 5th century onwards.

[edit] Main sights

To the east of Grammichele a cave shrine of Demeter, with fine votive terracottas, has been discovered.

[edit] Demographic evolution

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This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.