Castellammare del Golfo

Castellammare del Golfo (Sicilian: Casteddammari) is a toun an comune in the Sicilian Province o Trapani. The name is roughly translatit "Sea- Fortress (castle (on the) sea) o the Gulf", derivin frae the medieval fortress in the harbor. The body o watter it sits upon an aw takes its name frae the fortress, Golfo di Castellammare.

Castellammare del Golfo
Comune
Comune di Castellammare del Golfo
Castellammare del Golfo Location o Castellammare del Golfo in Italy
Coordinates: 38°2′N 12°53′E
Kintra	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Trapani (TP)
Frazioni	Balata di Baida, Scopello, Guida Loca, Fraginesi, Lu Baruni
Govrenment
• Mayor	Marzio Bresciani
Area
• Total	127 km2 (49 sq mi)
Elevation	26 m (85 ft)
Population  (2007)
• Total	14,908
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Castellammaresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	91014 Balata di Baida: 91010
Diallin code	0924
Patron saunt	Maria SS. del Soccorso
Saunt day	21 August
Website	Offeecial wabsteid

In auncient times, Castellammare haed been the harbor o Segesta, ane o the main touns o the Elymian fowk.

The castle close tae the sea

Fishin haes been important in Castellammare del Golfo datin back tae auncient times. The day the toun's economy continues tae be based on fishin wi the addition o tourism.

The sma toun is notit, housomeivver, for haein been the birthplace o mony American Mafia figurs, includin Salvatore Maranzano, Stefano Magaddino, Joseph Barbara, Gaspare Milazzo, Peter Magaddino, Giovanni Bonventre, Pietro Caiozzo, Gaspare DiGregorio, Matteo DiGregorio, Sebastiano Domingo, Giovanni D'Anna, Francesco Puma, Camillo Galante, Pietro Crociata, Michele Adamo, Girolamo Asaro, Francesco Garofalo, Giovanni Fiordilino, Giovanni Tartamella, Joseph Buccellato, Francesco Buccellato, Vito Buccellato, Natale Evola, Vincenzo Danna, Charles DiBenedetto, Jimmy Costa, Giovanni Romano, Sasa Parrino, Cola Schiro, Joseph Notaro an Joseph Bonanno.

Frae this name comes an aw the Castellamarese war, fought bi Joe Masseria clan against Salvatore Maranzano clan for the leadership o the Italian Mafia in New York Ceety.

Freemit airtins

• Castellammare's Offeecial Wabsteid