Poggioreale
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Poggioreale | |
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| Comune di Poggioreale | |
 Derelict buildings in Poggioreale | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Poggioreale  | |
  Poggioreale Location of Poggioreale in Italy  Poggioreale Poggioreale (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates:37°46′N13°2′E/ 37.767°N 13.033°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Trapani(TP) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Girolamo Cangelos |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37 km2(14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 189 m (620 ft) |
| Population (28 February 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,496 |
| • Density | 40/km2(100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Poggiorealesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 91020 |
| Dialing code | 0924 |
| Patron saint | Saint Anthony of Padua |
| Saint day | June 13 |
| Website | Official website(in Italian) |
Poggioreale(Sicilian:Poggiuriali) is aghost townandcomunein theprovince of Trapani,westernSicily,southernItaly,located in theBelicevalley. The Economy was mostly based on agriculture and fruit cultivation.
Earthquake:TheBelice Valley earthquakedestroyed the entire town of Poggioreale and killed 200 people in 1968. Eventually the town was rebuilt in a safer place a few kilometers south.[3]Some of the families moved to the USA, according to a CNN article.[4]Mayor Girolamo Cangelosi wants to bring Poggioreale back to its former glory.[5]Some of the former residents and their families have been on organized tours of Poggioreale. They reunited using social media and the internet.[6]According to the New York Post, Sicilians call it their modern Pompeii.[7]Unfortunately Mayor Girolamo Cangelosi was seriously injured in an auto accident. It remains unclear what effect this may have upon his reconstruction efforts.[8]
References
[edit]- ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^"Ruins of Poggioreale".atlas obscura.com.2020-11-22.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-11-22.Retrieved2020-11-22.
- ^Marchetti, Silvia (2019-07-06)."Ghost Town that refuses to Die".CNN.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-11-22.Retrieved2020-11-22.
- ^Hechtman, Michael (2019-07-06)."Mayor Wants Help".NY Post.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-11-07.Retrieved2020-11-22.
- ^Donati, Silvia (2020-01-10)."Finding Families Past".Italy Magazine Com.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-11-22.Retrieved2020-11-22.
- ^Hechtman, Michael (2019-07-06)."Mayor Wants Help".NY Post.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-11-07.Retrieved2020-11-22.
- ^"Mayor Girolamo Cangelosi is breathing without machines (in Italian)".
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