Santo Stefano Quisquina

Coordinates: 37°37′N 13°29′E / 37.617°N 13.483°E / 37.617; 13.483
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Santo Stefano Quisquina
Comune di Santo Stefano Quisquina
Location of Santo Stefano Quisquina
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Santo Stefano Quisquina (Sicilian: Santu Stèfanu Quisquina) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Palermo and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Agrigento.

It has strong ties with

Jacksonville, another city in Florida.[3]

Santo Stefano Quisquina stands at an altitude of 730 metres (2,400 ft) above sea level and borders the following municipalities: Alessandria della Rocca, Bivona, Cammarata, Casteltermini, Castronovo di Sicilia, San Biagio Platani.

History

The first nucleus of the present-day town probably dates back to the reign of

Frederick II of Aragon (1296–1337), when it was a fief of Giovanni Caltagirone
. Its successive lords were Ruggero Sinisi, Guiscardo de Agijas, the Lacarns and the Ventimiglias.

People

Possibly the earliest born Quisquinese and maybe earliest born Sicilian ever photographed, Giuseppe Giovenco (1801-1881)

References

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