| Caltabellotta | |
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| Comune di Caltabellotta | |
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Caltabellotta
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Agrigento (AG) |
| Frazioni | Sant'Anna |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Calogero Pumilia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 123.6 km2 (47.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 949 m (3,114 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,110 |
| • Density | 33.3/km2 (86.1/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Caltabellottesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 92010 |
| Dialing code | 0925 |
| Patron saint | Saint Pellegrino |
| Saint day | 18 August |
| Website | Official website |
Caltabellotta (Sicilian: Cataviddotta) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about 60 km south of Palermo and about 45 km northwest of Agrigento.
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Caltabellotta has been identified with the ancient town of the Sicani Triocala, captured by the Romans in 99 BC. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire and several centuries under the Byzantine Empire, it was stormed by the Arabs, who later built here a castle. In 1090 it was conquered by the Normans of Roger of Sicily.
It was the location of the Peace of Caltabellotta (1302) which ended the War of the Sicilian Vespers.