Zafferana Etnea
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| Comune di Zafferana Etnea | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Catania (CT) |
| Mayor | Filadelfo Patané |
| Elevation | 574 m (1,883 ft) |
| Area | 76.1 km² (29 sq mi) |
| Population (as of Dec. 2004[1]) | |
| - Total | 8,648 |
| - Density | 114/km² (295/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
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| Gentilic | Zafferanesi |
| Dialing code | 095 |
| Postal code | 95019 |
| Frazioni | Fleri, Pisano, Petrulli; Sarro-Civita, Passopomo, Airone-Emmaus, Poggiofelice, Caselle |
| Website: www.comune.zafferana-etnea.ct.it | |
Zafferana Etnea (Sicilian: Zarafana) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about 160 km southeast of Palermo and about 20 km north of Catania.
The municipality of Zafferana Etnea contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Fleri, Pisano, Petrulli; Sarro-Civita, Passopomo, Airone-Emmaus, Poggiofelice, and Caselle.
Zafferana Etnea borders the following municipalities: Aci Sant'Antonio, Acireale, Adrano, Belpasso, Biancavilla, Bronte, Castiglione di Sicilia, Giarre, Maletto, Milo, Nicolosi, Pedara, Randazzo, Sant'Alfio, Santa Venerina, Trecastagni, Viagrande.
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[edit] History and culture
Zafferana Etnea was threatened by the 1992 volcanic eruption of Mt. Etna.[2] The town spread around the Priory of San Giacomo, founded in 1387 in the upper part of the Valle del Bove, the point of confluence of the lava streams from Etna's Eastern craters which frequently have destroyed the town, which has always been rebuilt. It is now a summer resort with views of landscapes toward both the mountain and the sea.
The second Sunday in August is the Festa of Madonna della Provvidenza. There is a festival of grapes, bottled fruit, mushrooms, honey, wine and chestnuts in October.
Zafferana, along with Nicolosi, is now regarded as one of the major tourist stopping points for summer and winter expeditions to the summit of Mt. Etna.
[edit] Demographic evolution
[edit] References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Zafferana Etnea Journal; It's Plug Up Mt. Etna or Go the Way of Pompeii by Alan Cowell on April 25, 1992, New York Times
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