Giardinello

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Giardinello
Comune
Comune di Giardinello
Giardinello
Location of Giardinello in Italy
Coordinates: 38°5′N 13°9′E / 38.083°N 13.150°E / 38.083; 13.150Coordinates: 38°5′N 13°9′E / 38.083°N 13.150°E / 38.083; 13.150
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Province Province of Palermo (PA)
Area
 • Total 12.5 km2 (4.8 sq mi)
Population (Dec. 2010)
 • Total 2,260[1]
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 90040
Dialing code 091

Giardinello (Sicilian: Jardineddu) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about 20 km west of Palermo. As of December 2010, it had a population of 2,260 and an area of 12.5 km².[2]

Giardinello borders the following municipalities: Borgetto, Carini, Monreale, Montelepre, Partinico.

History

The town rose as a feudal village in the early 1700s at the foot of San Martino mountains and was populated by inhabitants of the nearby town of Partinico.[3]

On December 10, 1893, eleven people were killed in the Giardinello massacre during the Fasci Siciliani uprising after a rally that asked for the abolition of taxes on food and disbandment of the local field guards. The protestors carried the portrait of the King taken from the municipality and burned tax files.[4]

Demographic evolution

References

  1. ↑ (Italian) Istat - Istituto Nazionale di Statistica
  2. ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ↑ Giardinello, http://sicilia.indettaglio.it
  4. ↑ (Italian) La strage di Giardinello, La Sicilia, December 11, 2011

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