Petralia Sottana

Petralia Sottana
—  Comune  —
Comune di Petralia Sottana
Petralia Sottana Location of Petralia Sottana in Italy
Coordinates: 37°48′N 14°5′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Palermo (PA)
Frazioni	Piano Battaglia, Landro, Tudia, Recattivo
Government
• Mayor	Santo Inguaggiato(since May 14, 2007)
Area
• Total	178 km2 (69 sq mi)
Elevation	1,000 m (3,000 ft)
Population
• Total	3,330
• Density	18.71/km2 (48.45/sq mi)
Demonym	Petraliesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	90027
Dialing code	0921
Patron saint	San Calogero
Saint day	June 18
Website	Official website

Petralia Sottana (Sicilian: Pitralìa Suttana) is a town and comune in the Province of Palermo, in the island of Sicily, Italy.

Geography

Petralia Sottana

The Madonie Mountains cover the commune. It includes the "Fractions" (frazioni) Piano Battaglia, Landro, Recattivo and Tudia.

The commune is on the border between the provinces of Palermo and Caltanissetta (CL). It is bounded by the communes of Alimena, Blufi, Caltanissetta (CL), Castelbuono, Castellana Sicula, Geraci Siculo, Isnello, Marianopoli (CL), Petralia Soprana, Polizzi Generosa, Resuttano (CL), Santa Caterina Villarmosa (CL), Villalba (CL).

Coat of arms

The coat of arms includes a flamingo pink to rose to rosy white with three lillies and a golden edge. The colour ranges from ocean blue to sky blue to light snow-like blue to white reading Lilium Petrae. The crown on the top is shaped with lilly-leaf and on top and peach circles on the bottom of the crown.

Notable natives

• Luciano Chiara (July 2, 1910 - June 10, 1969 in Palermo) a mathematician, [1] (Italian)

External links

• Birth Indices 1885-1895
• Mapquest - Petralia Sottana
• Petralia Sottana Genealogy
• Petralia Sottana (Italian)
• Sicily Web - Petralia Sottana
• - Madonie & Piano Battaglia web - PIANO BATTAGLIA

The main characters in Emanuele Crialese's elegiac film of Sicilian immigration to America," Golden Door" (aka Nuovomondo)) come from the town of Petralia.