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Country
  
Italy

Elevation
  
455 m (1,493 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
68.3 km²

Local time
  
Wednesday 6:19 PM

Postal code
  
92020

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Agrigento (AG)

Demonym(s)
  
Racalmutesi

Dialing code
  
0922

Province
  
Province of Agrigento

Region
  
Sicily

Dialling code
  
0922

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Weather
  
15°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 70% Humidity

Racalmuto (Sicilian: Racalmutu, from the Arabic "rahal-maut", "village in ruins") is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian Autonomous Region of Sicily, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southeast of Palermo and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Agrigento.

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Map of 92020 Racalmuto Province of Agrigento, Italy

Racalmuto is the setting of Angelo F. Coniglio's historical fiction novella The Lady of the Wheel.

Racalmuto borders the following municipalities: Bompensiere, Canicattì, Castrofilippo, Favara, Grotte, Milena, Montedoro.

Notable people

Racalmuto was the birthplace and lifelong home of author Leonardo Sciascia (1921–89)

Twin towns

  • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • a portion of Murray St. W. in Hamilton's Little Italy is known as Corso Racalmuto, after the Racalmutesi immigrants who populated the area
  • Finale Ligure, Italy

    • References

    Racalmuto Wikipedia
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