Palazzo Adriano
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| Palazzo Adriano | |||
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| Comune di Palazzo Adriano | |||
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 Palazzo Adriano
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| Coordinates: 37°40′55″N 13°22′45″E / 37.68194°N 13.37917°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Sicily | ||
| Province | Palermo (PA) | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Salvatore Masaracchia | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 129 km2 (50 sq mi) | ||
| Population (31 May 2009) | |||
| • Total | 2,331 | ||
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 90030 | ||
| Dialing code | 091 | ||
Palazzo Adriano (Sicilian: Palazzu) is a town and comune in the province of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy.
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[edit] History
The first mention of a casale Arianum dates from before 1060 under the reign of the Norman Roger I of Sicily. More reliable is information about the hamlet of Palazzo Adriano reported in a 1243 document. Since 1282, the fiefs land holdings) that now constitute the area of Palazzo Adriano saw more than thirty baronies granted leases by the abbots of the monastery of Santa Maria di Fossanova.
[edit] Main sights
- Church of Maria SS. Assunta (16th century), of Byzantine rite
- Church of Maria SS. del Lume (18th century), of Latin rite
- Church of Maria SS. del Carmelo (16th century). It has a single nave, with a portal with Corinthian columns.
- Sanctuary of San Nicola (16th century)
- Sanctuary of Santa Maria delle Grazie (16th century)
- Bourbon Castle
[edit] Culture
In 1988, Giuseppe Tornatore has also chosen as a setting outside Palazzo Adriano for his film Nuovo Cinema Paradiso.
[edit] Notable people
Giovanni Emanuele Bidera, was an Italian poet and playwright. He was born in Palazzo Adriano.
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