Racalmuto Racalmutu (Sicilian) | |
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| Comune di Racalmuto | |
) Leonardo Sciascia's dedication to Racalmuto. | |
Coat of arms  | |
Location of Racalmuto  | |
)  Racalmuto Location of Racalmuto in Italy ) Racalmuto Racalmuto (Sicily) | |
| 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 | |
| • Total | 8,833 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Racalmutesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 92020 |
| Dialing code | 0922 |
| Website | Official website |
Racalmuto (Sicilian: Racalmutu; from the Arabic رحل موت raḥl mawt, "village of death" or رحل حمود raḥl Ḥammūd, "Hammoud's village") 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.[4]
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
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada[5] - a portion of Murray St. W. in Hamilton's Little Italy is known as Corso Racalmuto, after the Racalmutesi immigrants who populated the area[6]
Finale Ligure, Italy
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References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ 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
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