Calascibetta
Calascibetta (Sicilian: Calascibbetta) is a comune in the Province of Enna, Sicily, southern Italy.
Calascibetta | |
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| Comune di Calascibetta | |
 Panorama of Calascibetta | |
Location of Calascibetta 
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  Calascibetta Location of Calascibetta in Italy  Calascibetta Calascibetta (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 37°35′N 14°16′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Enna (EN) |
| Frazioni | Cacchiamo, Buonriposo, Lago Morello |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Piero Antonio Santi Capizzi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 88.18 km2 (34.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 691 m (2,267 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,409 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Xibetani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 94010 |
| Dialing code | 0935 |
| Patron saint | St. Peter in chains |
| Saint day | First Sunday of August |
| Website | Official website |
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HIstory
In 1492, Calascibetta was one of about 50 towns in Sicily which included a giudecca, or a Jewish urban neighborhood, typically now labeled as a ghetto.[3]
Main Sights
- Sant'Antonio church
- San Francesco D'Assisi
- San Pietro e Santa Maria Maggiore: Mother church of the town
- Maria Santissima del Monte Carmelo
- Santa Maria della Catena
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- [http://www.archivi.beniculturali.it/dga/uploads/documents/Saggi/Saggi_32.pdf Italia Judaica: Gli ebrei in Sicilia sino all'espulsione del 1492], article titled Gli ebrei prima e dopo il 1492 by Francisco Renda, page 36.
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