Racalmuto
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| Racalmuto | |
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| Comune | |
| Comune di Racalmuto | |
Leonardo Sciascia's dedication to Racalmuto.
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Agrigento (AG) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Emilio Messana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 68.3 km2 (26.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 455 m (1,493 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2011[1]) | |
| • Total | 8,833 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Racalmutesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 92020 |
| Dialing code | 0922 |
| Website | Official website |
Racalmuto (Sicilian: Racalmutu, from the Arabic "rahal-maut", "village in ruins") is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian Autonomous Region of Sicily, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southeast of Palermo and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Agrigento.
Racalmuto is the setting of Angelo F. Coniglio's historical fiction novella The Lady of the Wheel.[2]
Racalmuto borders the following municipalities: Bompensiere, Canicattì, Castrofilippo, Favara, Grotte, Milena, Montedoro.
Notable people
Racalmuto was the birthplace and lifelong home of author Leonardo Sciascia (1921–89)
Bibliography
Twin towns
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada[3]
- a portion of Murray St. W. in Hamilton's Little Italy is known as Corso Racalmuto, after the Racalmutesi immigrants who populated the area[4]
Finale Ligure, Italy
