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Lascari

Coordinates:38°0′N13°56′E/ 38.000°N 13.933°E/38.000; 13.933
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Lascari
Comune di Lascari
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Lascari is located in Italy
Lascari
Lascari
Location of Lascari in Italy
Lascari is located in Sicily
Lascari
Lascari
Lascari (Sicily)
Coordinates:38°0′N13°56′E/ 38.000°N 13.933°E/38.000; 13.933
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
Metropolitan cityPalermo(PA)
Area
• Total10.4 km2(4.0 sq mi)
Population
(April 2019)[2]
• Total3,635
• Density350/km2(910/sq mi)
DemonymLascaresi
Time zoneUTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+2(CEST)
Postal code
90010
Dialing code0921
WebsiteOfficial website

Lascari(Sicilian:Làschiri) is acomune(municipality) in theMetropolitan City of Palermoin theItalianregionSicily,located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east ofPalermo.As of 30 November 2016, it had a population of 3,602 and an area of 10.4 square kilometres (4.0 sq mi).[3]

Lascari borders the following municipalities:Campofelice di Roccella,Cefalù,Collesano,Gratteri.

Demographic evolution[edit]

History[edit]

In 1693, a group of peasants moved fromGratteriin the mountains, to a zone near the sea. They began to build houses around an existing bell tower. Baron Gaetano Ventimiglia gave the new hamlet the name of Lascari, in honor of his descent from the strain of Lascari's emperors of Constantinople. In 1840 Lascari became independent fromGratteriand in 1890 the right to a territory was granted but only in 1924 the town obtained it. Today the territory is about 10.4 square kilometres (4.0 sq mi) with a population of 3,500. Lascari is located 50 kilometres (31 mi) east ofPalermo,the capital city of Sicily. During these last years a lot of detached or semi-detached houses have been built near the beaches, so in the summer a lot of holiday-makers come here fromPalermoor other towns in the centre of Sicily. The town hall is in "Aldo Moro" square.

References[edit]

  1. ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
  2. ^"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
  3. ^All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical instituteIstat.

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