Santo Stefano Quisquina
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| Comune di Santo Stefano Quisquina | |
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  Santo Stefano Quisquina Location of Santo Stefano Quisquina in Italy  Santo Stefano Quisquina Santo Stefano Quisquina (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates:37°37′N13°29′E/ 37.617°N 13.483°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Agrigento(AG) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francesco Cacciatore |
| Area | |
| • Total | 85.9 km2(33.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 730 m (2,400 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,614 |
| • Density | 54/km2(140/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Stefanesi (also Quisquinesi, Quisquinensi or Timpanisi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 92020 |
| Dialing code | 0922 |
| Website | Official website |
Santo Stefano Quisquina(Sicilian:Santu Stèfanu Quisquina) is acomune(municipality) in theProvince of Agrigentoin theItalianregionSicily,located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south ofPalermoand about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north ofAgrigento.
It has strong ties withTampa,in the United States, since its immigrants supplied over 60 percent of the Italian population of the city in the late 19th and early 20th century. The town also supplied a large portion of Italian immigrants toJacksonville,another city inFlorida.[3]
Santo Stefano Quisquina stands at an altitude of 730 metres (2,400 ft) above sea level and borders the following municipalities:Alessandria della Rocca,Bivona,Cammarata,Casteltermini,Castronovo di Sicilia,San Biagio Platani.
History
[edit]The first nucleus of the present-day town probably dates back to the reign ofFrederick II of Aragon(1296–1337), when it was a fief ofGiovanni Caltagirone.Its successive lords were Ruggero Sinisi, Guiscardo de Agijas, the Lacarns and the Ventimiglias.
People
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- Lorenzo Panepinto(1865 - 1911), a teacher and peasant leader killed by theSicilian Mafia.
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.
- ^Gary Ross Mormino; George E. Pozzetta (1987).The immigrant world of Ybor City: Italians and their Latin neighbors in Tampa, 1885-1985.University of Illinois Press. p. 9.ISBN978-0-252-01351-5.
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