Ferla

Ferla
—  Comune  —
Comune di Ferla
Ferla
Ferla
Location of Ferla in Italy
Coordinates:
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Province Syracuse (SR)
Area
 • Total 24.77 km2 (9.6 sq mi)
Elevation 556 m (1,824 ft)
Population (31 December 2006)[1]
 • Total 2,659
 • Density 107.3/km2 (278/sq mi)
Demonym Ferlesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 96010
Dialing code 0931
Patron saint San Sebastiano
Saint day 20 July
Website Official website

Ferla (Sicilian: Ferla or Ferra) is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). As of 2007 Ferla had an estimated population of 2,622. [2]

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

Sources

  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  2. ^ "The World Gazetteer". http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1172341411&men=gpro&lng=en&dat=32&geo=-1954&srt=npan&col=aohdq&pt=c&va=x&geo=-162404. Retrieved 2007-02-24.