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(Redirected from Menfi (AG)) Comune in Sicily, Italy
Menfi
Comune
Comune di Menfi
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Location of Menfi
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Coordinates: 37°36′N 12°58′E / 37.600°N 12.967°E / 37.600; 12.967
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
ProvinceAgrigento (AG)
FrazioniPorto Palo, Lido Fiori, Capparrina, Bertolino di Mare
Government
 • MayorVito Antonio Clemente
Area
 • Total113.58 km (43.85 sq mi)
Elevation109 m (358 ft)
Population
 • Total11,681
 • Density100/km (270/sq mi)
DemonymMenfitani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code92013
Dialing code0925
Patron saintSt. Anthony
Saint day13 June
WebsiteOfficial website

Menfi is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Palermo and about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Agrigento.

The town lies some 3 kilometres (2 mi) from the south coast of Sicily, between the rivers Belice and Carboj. In 1910, a full third of the population of the town of Menfi had emigrated to the United States. Other major recipients were Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela.

Main sights

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  • A tower (Torre Federiciana), which is the remains of a medieval castle built by Frederick II of Hohenstaufen in 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 an Iron Age prehistoric settlement were found in the 1980s outside of the town.

Twin towns

Notable People

Joe Masseria, former Boss of the Genovese Crime Family

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2017-07-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links


Sicily · Comuni of the Province of Agrigento


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