Sortino

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Aerial view of Sortino.
Aerial view of Sortino.

Sortino (Surtinu in Sicilian, Sciurtinu in the local dialect) is a town and commune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). As of 2007 Chiaramonte Gulfi had an estimated population of 8,947. [1]

The Necropolis of Pantalica, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of "Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica" is situated between Sortino and Ferla.

[edit] Demographics

Demographics

[edit] Churches

Sortino has fifteen Roman Catholic churches despite only having a population of under 9,000 people. The main church is the Chiesa Madre di S. Giovanni Evangelista. Below is a list of them all.

The abstract shaped Chiesa di San Giuseppe.
The abstract shaped Chiesa di San Giuseppe.
  • Chiesa del Monastero,
  • Chiesa di S. Sebastiano,
  • Chiesa di S. Sofia,
  • Chiesa Madre di S. Giovanni Evangelista,
  • Chiesa di S. Benedetto,
  • Chiesa di S. Pietro,
  • Chiesa dei Cappuccini,
  • Chiesa del Collegio,
  • Chiesa di S. Antonio Abate,
  • Chiesa di S. Mauro,
  • Chiesa della SS. Annunziata,
  • Chiesa del Purgatorio,
  • Chiesa del Carmine,
  • Chiesa di S. Francesco D'Assisi,
  • Chiesa di S. Giuseppe.

[edit] Sources

  1. ^ "The World Gazetteer". Retrieved on 2007-02-24.


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Coordinates: 37°09′N, 15°02′E