Polizzi Generosa
toun an comune (population 4,530) in the Province o Palermo on the island o Sicily
Polizzi Generosa (Sicilian: Pulizzi) is a toun an comune (population 4,530) in the Province o Palermo on the island o Sicily, soothren Italy. The toun sits in the hills at 917 metre (3,009 ft) abuin sea level.
Polizzi Generosa | |
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| Comune di Polizzi Generosa | |
  Polizzi Generosa Location o Polizzi Generosa in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 37°48′N 13°59′E / 37.800°N 13.983°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Palermo (PA) |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Salvatore Glorioso (syne 27 Mey 2003) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 134.33 km2 (51.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 917 m (3,009 ft) |
| Population (December 31, 2004) | |
| • Total | 4,530 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Polizzani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 90028 |
| Diallin code | 0921 |
| Patron saunt | San Gandolfo |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
History eedit
The steid o Polizzi haes traces o human presence syne the 6t hunderyear BC, airchaeological fyndins includin coins frae Himera, Carthaginian remains an a Hellenistic necropolis. In the 4t hunderyear it wis a Carthaginian fortress occupied bi mercenars frae Campanie.
The toun probably developit as a population centre in the late Middle Ages, growin aroond the castle built bi the Norman Coont o Sicily Roger I in 1076.
Notable fowk eedit
Fowk wi connections tae Polizzi Generosa include:
- Film directors Martin Scorsese an Antonia Scarpa as well as character actor Vincent Schiavelli, came frae the toun. Schiavelli wis a food an ceukbeuk writer who wrote aboot Polizzi Generosa an his ruits in Many Beautiful Things: Stories and Recipes from Polizzi Generosa an aw.[1] He wis also buried thare when he dee'd.
- The writer, jurnalist an leeterar critic Giuseppe Antonio Borgese oreeginally came frae the toun.
- Fashion designer Domenico Dolce, ane hauf o the Dolce & Gabbana clothin company, wis born in the toun.
- Catholic cardinal Mariano Rampolla wis born in Polizzi Generosa.
- Valentina Tereshkova, the first wumman tae flee in space, wis awairdit honorar ceetizenship o Polizzi Generosa.
Gallery eedit
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Hermitage o San Gandolfo -
The kirk durin San Gandolfo festival
References eedit
- ↑ Many beautiful things : stories and recipes from Polizzi Generosa by Vincent Schiavelli (2002 - ISBN 0-7432-1528-1)
Freemit airtins eedit