Partinico
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Partinico | |
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| Comune di Partinico | |
Location of Partinico  | |
  Partinico Location of Partinico in Italy  Partinico Partinico (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates:38°02′42″N13°07′15″E/ 38.04500°N 13.12083°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Metropolitan city | Palermo(PA) |
| Frazioni | Parrini |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maurizio Agnese (Special commissioner) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 108.06 km2(41.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
| Population (1-1-2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 31,847 |
| • Density | 290/km2(760/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Partinicese(i) or Partinicota(i) |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 90047 |
| Dialing code | 091 |
| Patron saint | St. Leonard of Noblac |
| Saint day | November 6 |
| Website | Official website |
Partinico(Sicilian:Partinicu,Ancient Greek:Parthenikòn,Παρθενικόν) is a town andcomunein theMetropolitan City of Palermo,Sicily,southernItaly.It is 30 kilometres (19 mi) fromPalermoand 71 kilometres (44 mi) fromTrapani.
Main sights
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- Church ofSan Giuseppe,housing 17th-century paintings
- Neo-ClassicistChiosco della Musica
- Baroque fountain
Notable people and places
[edit]The father of American musicianFrank Zappawas born in Partinico. The street Via Zammatà where the Zappa family once lived, was later renamed toVia Frank Zappa.In 2015 Zappa's sonDweezilreleased an album titledVia Zammata'.[3][4]
TheItalianprime ministerVittorio Emanuele Orlandorepresented Partinico in the ItalianParliamentfrom 1897 until 1925.
Danilo Dolciwas an Italian social activist, sociologist, popular educator and poet, and for some time resident at Partinico.
The local, family-run, anti-Mafiatelevision stationTelejatois based in the town. It is owned byPino Maniaci.
See also
[edit]Gallery
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The church of St Joachim -
The church of the Annunciation
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.
- ^Marin, Marc; Zappa, Dweezil (10 March 2016)."Dweezil Zappa interview, WTF with Marc Maron, Episode 688".WTF.Retrieved7 April2016.
- ^Zappa, Dweezil."Via Zammata'".Retrieved21 November2017.
External links
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- Comune di Partinico(in Italian)
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