Poggioreale

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Comune di Poggioreale

Location of Poggioreale in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Flag of Sicily Sicily
Province Trapani (TP)
Mayor Pietro Vella (since 1998)
Elevation 189 m (620 ft)
Area 37 km² (14 sq mi)
Population
 - Total 1,711
 - Density 46/km² (119/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 37°46′N, 13°2′E
Gentilic Poggiorealesi
Dialing code 0924
Postal code 91020
Patron Saint Anthony of Padua
 - Day June 13
Website: Official website of the Municipality of Poggioreale (Italian)

Poggioreale is a small town in Sicily, Italy, set on the Belice valley, which administratively belongs to the province of Trapani.

It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1968, and eventually rebuilt in a safer place a few kilometers away, causing all the population to be moved there.

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