Caccamo

Caccamo (Sicilian: Càccamu) is a toun an comune locatit on the Tyrrhenian coast o Sicily in the Province o Palermo.

Caccamo
Comune
Progressive BJ
Caccamo Location o Caccamo in Italy
Coordinates: 37°56′N 13°40′E
Kintra	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Palermo (PA)
Frazioni	San Giovanni li Greci
Area
• Total	187 km2 (72 sq mi)
Elevation	521 m (1,709 ft)
Population  (31 December 2004)
• Total	8,528
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Caccamesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	90012
Diallin code	091
Patron saunt	Nicasius o Sicily[1]
Website	Offeecial wabsteid

History

The offeecial foondin o Caccamo wis no till 1093, when the Normans began biggin the castle on a rocky spur owerleukin a clint. The castle itsel is actually nou bein slowly convertit intae a conference center. On the grund level o the castle is a restaurant " A Castellana". Submergit athin the loch is a stane brig biggit in 1307 on the road that ance linkit the toun wi Palermo. The ceety conteens an attractive 11t-hunderyear cathedral, which wis remodeled in 1477 an 1614. On the side o the cathedral are twa kirks. The Chiesa dell'Anime del Purgatorio (Kirk o the Souls o Purgatory) featurs some stucco wirk in the eastren end an a 18t-hunderyear organ. In the dounstairs are catacombs whaur the skeletons o a nummer o tounsfowk lee in niches alang the waw, a burial practice that lastit frae the 17t hunderyear up tae 1863.

The Festa del Patrono, near the entrance tae the Castle o Caccamo

Syne the 1950s the toun itsel haes lost amaist hauf o its inhabitants tae emigration. Caccamo haulds some great views o the surroondin kintraside, includin the Rosmarina airtificial loch, which wis creatit bi a controversial dam biggit in 1993.

Freemit airtins

• Caccamo page on netgalaxy.it Archived 2014-06-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
• Caccamo page on sicilyweb.com (in Italian)
• Database of Caccamo families Archived 2004-08-03 at the Wayback Machine
• City of Caccamo web site Reference Archived 2007-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
• Caccamo on See Palermo
• Sito Fotografico Caccamo Archived 2021-05-15 at the Wayback Machine