Nicosia, Sicily

Nicosia
Comune
Comune di Nicosia
Toun haw
Coat airms
Nicosia Location o Nicosia in Italy
Coordinates: 37°45′N 14°24′E
Kintra	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Enna (EN)
Frazioni	Villadoro
Govrenment
• Mayor	Antonello Catania (syne 28 Mey 2007)
Area
• Total	217 km2 (84 sq mi)
Elevation	724 m (2,375 ft)
Population
• Total	14,824
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Nicosiani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	94014
Diallin code	0935
Patron saunt	Nicholas o Bari
Saunt day	December 6
Website	Offeecial wabsteid

Nicosia (Sicilian: Nicusìa) is a veelage an comune o the province o Enna in Sicily, soothren Italy. Nicosia, alang wi Troina are the northmaist touns in the province o Enna. The vicinity tradeetionally contained are salt mines an arable launds.

History

The oreegin o Nicosia is uncertain; Engio, Erbita an Imachara are the three ceeties o antiquity wi which historians hae attemptit tae identifee Nicosia wi, but thare is nae evidence that the mentioned touns are in fact Nicosia. The present name o the toun suggests Greek oreegins: it is believit tae get its name frae Saunt Nicholas (Νίκου Οίκος). Anither theory suggests its a derivative o the Greek sayin "Ceety o Victory" (Νίκης Οίκος). The toun is believit tae staund on the steid o the auncient Engynum. The modren toun wis foondit bi Byzantine colonists in 6th century. It expandit unner the Arab domination an later unner that o the Normans, who settled numerous immigrants frae Lombardy an Piemont, cried "Lombards", givin rise tae the Gallo-Italic dialect still spoken in the toun an surroonds. King William II made Nicosia a ryal ceety. It played a important strategic role, favoured bi its position haufwey atween Palermo an Messina. It aften gave hospitality tae important figurs, includin Emperor Charles V.

Main sichts

Nicosia Cathedral.

• The Cathedral, built in 14t century ower a pre-existin Norman edifice, is dedicatit tae St. Nicholas. The façade haes a notewirthy 15t-century portal, while the interior hooses a pentin bi Jusepe de Ribera. The campanile is frae the 13t century.
• Santa Maria Maggiore contains a 16t-century holy watter stoup, the throne o Charles V, a fine marble polyptych bi Antonello Gagini.
• Kirk o St. Benedict (14t century)
• San Biagio haes pentins bi Giuseppe Velasquez an a triptych bi Antonello Gagini.
• The Kirk o the Carmine boasts an Annunciation bi Antonello Gagini.
• The kirk o San Salvatore.

Thare are remains o the Castle, in the upper pairt o the toun.

Athin the diocese is the auncient ceety o Troina, which shoud hae been episcopal vues frae 1087 tae 1090.

See an aw

• Roman Catholic Diocese o Nicosia, Sicily