Caltavuturo
Caltavuturo | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Caltavuturo | |
 Coat airms | |
  Caltavuturo Location o Caltavuturo in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 37°49′N 13°53′E / 37.817°N 13.883°ECoordinates: 37°49′N 13°53′E / 37.817°N 13.883°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Palermo (PA) |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Domenico Giannopolo (since 14 Juin 2004) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 97.2 km2 (37.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 635 m (2,083 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 4,440 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Caltavuturesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 90022 |
| Diallin code | 0921 |
| Patron saunt | Maria Santissima del Soccorso |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Caltavuturo (Sicilian: Caltavuturu) is a toun an comune in the Province o Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The neebourin comunes are Polizzi Generosa, Scillato an Sclafani Bagni.
History
[eedit | edit soorce]Accordin tae mony scholars, the name an oreegin o the toun are tracit back tae Arab rule (the name derives frae the Arabic wird Qal'at Abi l-Thawr, "stranghauld o Abu Thawr"), namit efter a Muslim leader that controlled the aurie. Ithers insteid maintain that the name derives frae the Arabic wird "kala" (rock) an the Sicilian "vuturu" (vultur) so goin tae tak the meanin o "Rock o vulturs."
The toun wis the steid o the so-cried Caltavuturo massacre on 20 Januar 1893, when local authorities killed 13 an woondit 21 peasants that haed occupee'd communal laund that they claimit wis theirs.[1]
References
[eedit | edit soorce]- ↑ (in Italian) L’eccidio di «San Sebastiano» Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine, La Sicilia, 8 February 2009