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English: Map of the municipality (comune) of Catania (province of Catania, region Sicily, Italy) Date: 23 April 2011: Source: Own work: Author: Vonvikken: SVG development
Catania today is the industrial, logistical, and commercial centre of Sicily. Its airport, the Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, is the largest in Southern Italy. The central "old town" of Catania features exuberant late-baroque architecture, prompted after the 1693 earthquake, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
It lies 64 kilometres (40 mi) southwest of Catania, 56 kilometres (35 mi) from Ragusa, 54 kilometres (34 mi) from Gela, and 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Caltagirone. It has approximately 5,600 inhabitants. It serves as the center of the cult of Saint Agrippina of Mineo. Among the churches in the town are: Sant'Agrippina; Santi Pietro e Paolo
CATANIA, Sicily (Reuters) -Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted on Monday after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna, local authorities said, bringing fresh travel woe to ...
Eruptions at Italy's Mount Etna and the smaller Stromboli volcano spewed hot ash and lava, raising alert levels on the Mediterranean island of Sicily and forcing a temporary shutdown of Catania ...
The Metropolitan City of Catania (Italian: città metropolitana di Catania) is a metropolitan city in Sicily, Italy. Its capital is the city of Catania . It replaced the province of Catania and comprises the city of Catania and other 57 comuni ( sg. : comune ).
ISTAT Code Comune Population (2005) 087001 Aci Bonaccorsi: 2,695 087002 Aci Castello: 18,117 087003 Aci Catena: 27,895 087004 Acireale: 52,206 087005 Aci Sant'Antonio
Caltagirone (Italian: [kaltadʒiˈroːne]; Sicilian: Cartaggiruni [kaɾtaddʒɪˈɾuːnɪ, katta-] or Caltaggiruni; Latin: Calata Hieronis) is an inland city and municipality (Italian: comune) in the Metropolitan City of Catania, on the island (and region) of Sicily, Southern Italy, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Catania.