Country Italy Frazioni Borgo Pietro Lupo Time zone CET (UTC+1) Province Province of Catania Region Sicily | Province / Metropolitan city Catania (CT) Elevation 511 m (1,677 ft) Area 244 km² Patron saint Agrippina of Mineo | |
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Demonym(s) Menenini or (dialect) Minioli Weather 7°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 89% Humidity | ||
Mineo (Sicilian: Minìu, Greek: Menaion and Menai, Latin: Menaeum and Menaenum) is a town and comune in the Province of Catania, part of Sicily. It lies 64 kilometres (40 mi) southwest of Catania, 56 kilometres (35 mi) from Ragusa, 54 kilometres (34 mi) from Gela, and 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Caltagirone. It has approximately 5,600 inhabitants. It serves as the center of the cult of Saint Agrippina of Mineo and the church Church of Sant’ Agrippina.
Map of Mineo, Province of Catania, Italy
It is also a site of literary interest since Luigi Capuana, one of Sicily's most famous writers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, hailed from Mineo and was at one time the town's mayor. Mineo now houses a small library and museum dedicated to Capuana.
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