Menfi
Appearance
Menfi | |
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Comune di Menfi | |
![]() The entrance gate to Menfi | |
Coordinates:37°36′N12°58′E/ 37.600°N 12.967°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Province | Agrigento(AG) |
Frazioni | Porto Palo, Lido Fiori, Capparrina, Bertolino di Mare |
Government | |
• Mayor | Vito Clemente |
Area | |
• Total | 113.58 km2(43.85 sq mi) |
Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
Population (31 August 2022)[2] | |
• Total | 11,681 |
• Density | 100/km2(270/sq mi) |
Demonym | Menfitani |
Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
Postal code | 92013 |
Dialing code | 0925 |
Patron saint | St. Anthony |
Saint day | 13 June |
Website | Official website |
Menfiis acomune(municipality) in theProvince of Agrigentoin theItalianregionSicily,located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest ofPalermoand about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest ofAgrigento.
The town lies some 3 kilometres (2 mi) from the south coast of Sicily, between the riversBeliceandCarboj.In 1910, a full third of the population of the town of Menfi had emigrated to the United States.[3]Other major recipients wereArgentina,Brazil,andVenezuela.
Main sights
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- A tower (Torre Federiciana), which is the remains of a medieval castle built byFrederick II of Hohenstaufenin 1238, perhaps over an Arab fortification.
- Chiesa Madre( "Mother Church" ), built in the 18th century but destroyed by an earthquake in 1968. It was later rebuilt.
- Church of St. Joseph (1715).
The remains of anIron Ageprehistoric settlement were found in the 1980s outside of the town.
Twin towns
[edit]Notable People
[edit]Joe Masseria,formerBossof theGenovese Crime Family
References
[edit]- ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical instituteIstat.
- ^"Archived copy".Archived fromthe originalon 2016-10-02.Retrieved2017-07-07.
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External links
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