Carlentini

Coordinates: 37°17′N 15°01′E / 37.283°N 15.017°E / 37.283; 15.017
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Carlentini
Comune di Carlentini
Coat of arms of Carlentini
Location of Carlentini
Map
St. Lucy
Saint dayDecember 13 and 4th Sunday in August

Carlentini (Sicilian: Carruntini) is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). It lies 45 km (28 mi) outside the provincial capital of Syracuse.

The city's name has its origins in the neighboring town of Lentini. In 1551, Vice-King Giovanni De Vega founded a new city in honour of Emperor Carlo V, naming it in Latin Carleontini, or Leontini of Carlo. In Italian, it became Carlentini, and in the various Sicilian dialects, Carrintini or Carruntini.

Among the churches in town are:

  • Chiesa Madre dedicated to the Immacolata Concezione
  • Santa Maria di Roccadia
  • San Sebastiano
  • Madonna delle Grazie

Twin towns – sister cities

Carlentini is

twinned
with:

-Friend City with Omaha (Nebraska) USA

See also

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.