Racalmuto
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Racalmuto
Racalmutu (Sicilian) | |
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Comune di Racalmuto | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 92020 |
Dialing code | 0922 |
Website | Official website |
Racalmuto (
Autonomous Region of Sicily, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southeast of Palermo and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Agrigento
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Racalmuto is the setting of Angelo F. Coniglio's historical fiction novella The Lady of the Wheel.[4]
Racalmuto borders the following municipalities:
Milena, Montedoro
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Notable people
Racalmuto was the birthplace and lifelong home of author Leonardo Sciascia (1921–89)
Bibliography
Twin towns
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada[5]
- Murray St. in Hamilton's Little Italy is known as Corso Racalmuto, after the Racalmutesi immigrants who populated the area[6]
- Finale Ligure, Italy
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Istat.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Cipolla, Gaetano. "The Lady of the Wheel (La Ruotaia)". Legas.
- ^ "Hamilton Ontario Sister Cities". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ^ La Fratellanza Racalmutese festeggia 75 anni
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