Racalmuto
| Racalmuto | ||
|---|---|---|
| Comune | ||
| Comune di Racalmuto | ||
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Leonardo Sciascia's dedication to Racalmuto. | ||
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  Racalmuto Location of Racalmuto in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 37°24′N 13°44′E / 37.400°N 13.733°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Sicily | |
| Province | Agrigento (AG) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Emilio Messana | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 68.3 km2 (26.4 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 455 m (1,493 ft) | |
| Population (31 December 2011[1]) | ||
| • Total | 8,833 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) | |
| Demonym | Racalmutesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 92020 | |
| Dialing code | 0922 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Racalmuto (Sicilian: Racalmutu, from the Arabic "rahal-maut", "village in ruins") is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian Autonomous Region of Sicily, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southeast of Palermo and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Agrigento.
Racalmuto is the setting of Angelo F. Coniglio's historical fiction novella The Lady of the Wheel.[2]
Racalmuto borders the following municipalities: Bompensiere, Canicattì, Castrofilippo, Favara, Grotte, Milena, Montedoro.
Notable people
Racalmuto was the birthplace and lifelong home of author Leonardo Sciascia (1921–89)
Bibliography
- Leonardo Sciascia: Wine Dark Sea, 2001
- Angelo F. Coniglio: The Lady of the Wheel, 2012
Twin towns
Hamilton, Canada[3]
- a portion of Murray St. W. in Hamilton's Little Italy is known as Corso Racalmuto, after the Racalmutesi immigrants who populated the area[4]
Finale Ligure, Italy
References
- ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ↑ Cipolla, Gaetano. "The Lady of the Wheel (La Ruotaia)". Legas.
- ↑ "Hamilton Ontario Sister Cities". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ↑ La Fratellanza Racalmutese festeggia 75 anni