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Palermo (/ p ə ˈ l ɛər m oʊ,-ˈ l ɜːr-/ pə-LAIR-moh, - LUR-; [3] Italian: ⓘ; Sicilian: Palermu, locally also Paliemmu [paˈljɛmmʊ] or Palèimmu) [4] [a] is a city in southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The city is ...
The Metropolitan City is served by three motorways, two of which start in Palermo: A19 to Catania and Termini Imerese; A20, departing from the former and leading to Messina; and A29, to Mazara del Vallo and Trapani. Railroads include the Palermo-Messina and the Palermo-Catania. There are two airports: Palermo–Boccadifalco and Palermo Punta Raisi.
Following the Norman reconquest, Palermo became the capital of a new kingdom (from 1130 to 1816), the Kingdom of Sicily and the capital of the Holy Roman Empire under Emperor Frederick II and King Conrad IV. Palermo is Sicily's cultural, economic and tourism capital. It is a city rich in history, culture, art, music and food.
Rivers of the Metropolitan City of Palermo (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Metropolitan City of Palermo" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Administratively it comprises the comune (municipality) of Palermo plus 26 further communes, all of which fall within the Metropolitan City of Palermo. [ 1 ] The metropolitan area has a total population of 1.069.754 [ 2 ] and an area of 1.391,4 km², giving a density of 750,63 people per square kilometre.
Though the city's population had dropped to 150,000, it became the largest city in Europe, due to the larger decline in Constantinople's population. [11] In 1194 Sicily became part of the Holy Roman Empire, placing itself above the other states. Palermo was the preferred city of the Emperor Frederick II. Muslims of Palermo were migrated and ...
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Palermo, Sicily, Italy ... 1734 – 2 September: Spanish conquest. 1735 – 3 July: ...