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Lercara Friddi

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Country
  
Italy

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Palermo (PA)

Demonym(s)
  
Lercaresi

Area
  
37.3 km²

Province
  
Province of Palermo

Region
  
Sicily

Elevation
  
675 m (2,215 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Wednesday 10:02 PM

Postal code
  
90025


Weather
  
6°C, Wind N at 13 km/h, 83% Humidity

Lercara Friddi is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of Palermo.

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Map of Lercara Friddi, Province of Palermo, Italy

Founded in 1595 by local feudataries, it is on the slopes of Madore Hill, between the valleys of Fiumetorto and Platani rivers. In the past it was an important mining centre, the only one in the province of Palermo where sulphur was excavated.

On December 25, 1893, eleven people were killed in the Lercara Friddi massacre during the Fasci Siciliani uprising after a rally of peasants and sulphur miners that asked for the abolition of taxes and better working conditions.

Notable people

  • Andrea Finocchiaro Aprile (1878-1964), politician
  • Mauro Picone (1885-1977), mathematician
  • Anthony Martin Sinatra (1892-1969), professional boxer and father of singer, Frank Sinatra (1915-1998)
  • Lucky Luciano (1897-1962), gangster
  • Pietro Scaglione (1906-1971), magistrate
  • Nicolò Nicolosi (1912-1986), football player and manager
  • Pietro Lo Forte (1920-2004), musician
  • Frédéric François (b. 1950), singer-songwriter
  • Daniel Bellino-Zwicke (b. 1958), cookbook author

    • References

    Lercara Friddi Wikipedia
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