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Santo Stefano Quisquina

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Country
  
Italy

Elevation
  
730 m (2,400 ft)

Dialing code
  
0922

Province
  
Province of Agrigento

Local time
  
Wednesday 8:23 AM

Dialling code
  
0922

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Agrigento (AG)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
85.9 km²

Region
  
Sicily

Postal code
  
92020

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Demonym(s)
  
Stefanesi (also Quisquinesi, Quisquinensi or Timpanisi)

Weather
  
13°C, Wind NE at 6 km/h, 68% Humidity

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Santo Stefano Quisquina (Sicilian: Santu Stèfanu Quisquina) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Palermo and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Agrigento. It has strong ties with Tampa, Florida, 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 to Jacksonville, FL.

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Map of 92020 Santo Stefano Quisquina, Province of Agrigento, Italy

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.

Santo stefano quisquina detti e proverbi siciliani


History

The first nucleus of the present-day town probably dates back to the reign of Frederick II of Aragon (1296–1337), when it was a fief of Giovanni Caltagirone. Its successive lords were Ruggero Sinisi, Guiscardo de Agijas, the Lacarns and the Ventimiglias.

Notable people

  • Lorenzo Panepinto (1865 - 1911), a teacher and peasant leader killed by the Sicilian Mafia.
  • References

    Santo Stefano Quisquina Wikipedia