Trappeto
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| Comune di Trappeto | |
 Trappeto
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| Coordinates: 38°4′N 13°2′E / 38.067°N 13.033°ECoordinates: 38°4′N 13°2′E / 38.067°N 13.033°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Province of Palermo (PA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (January 2007) | |
| • Total | 3,103 |
| • Density | 800/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 90040 |
| Dialing code | 091 |
Trappeto (Trappitu in Sicilian) is an Italian municipality of 3,123 inhabitants in the province of Palermo, located in the north-west part of Sicily. It is part of the metropolitan area of Palermo. The capital city is 45 km from Palermo and about 60 from Trapani.
It is a seaside resort on the coast in the Gulf of Castellammare. The city was founded in the 15th century. Frederick II of Aragon used it as psrt of his hunting grounds. From this, Trappeto evolved as a fertile agricultural centre. The main sources of income for the town include fishing and tourism. Known as "Trappetum cannamelarum", for the mill of the Sugar cane which was planted here in 1480 by the rich landowner Francis Bologna, who subsequently made a fortune during the 16th century.
In early 1600 it was abandoned by its inhabitants, but was later returned to and repopulated at the end of 1700 for cultivating grapes for wine. Stable population took hold in the early 19th century, thanks to houses built around the old Church of the Annunciation. The city is famous for the work of activist, Danilo Dolci, a social and cultural writer who helped bring Trappeto back from depths of poverty and ruin. He established an orphanage in Trappeto. Trappeto is also famous for its beaches, with the most popular being Ciammarita
The beach: Ciammarita It is a spit of sand a few hundred metres long, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. It is known to be capricious, and among the windiest places in Italy. It is reachable from Trapani taking exit "Partinico-Trappeto" from State Highway 113. Ciammarita is not far from the town of Trappeto, making walking to the beach a very popular choice for both tourists and residents.
Since the beach is so small, parking is a problem, as there are no more than ten slots available. The sand is a fine grain and golden in colour. On the western edge of the beach there are mineral structures under the water that house multiple species of fish, starfish, and even octopus.
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[edit] Celebrities
[edit] Danilo Dolci
Danilo Dolci (Sesana, June 28, 1924 – Trappeto] December 30, 1997) was an Italian social activist, sociologist, popular educator and poet. He is best known for his opposition to poverty, social exclusion and the Mafia on Sicily, and is considered to be one of the protagonists of the non-violence movement in Italy. He became known as the "Gandhi of Sicily".[1]
In the 1950s and 1960s, Dolci published a series of books (notably, in their English translations, To Feed the Hungry, 1955, and Waste, 1960) that stunned the outside world with their emotional force and the detail with which he depicted the desperate conditions of the Sicilian countryside and the power of the Mafia. Dolci became almost a cult hero-figure in Northern Europe and the United States. Young people idolised him and committees were formed to raise funds for his work.
[edit] Gaetano G. Perlongo
G. Perlongo was born in Solingen (Germany), in 1970.
Having a scientific education, he achieved many awards in literary scope and essay writing.
In 2002, after he received many merits in poetry's scope, the "Centro Divulgazione Arte e Poesia e l'Unione Pionieri della Cultura Europea", of Sutri (Viterbo), appoints him life membership of this cultural center. He worked as teacher to the free university "Danilo Dolci" of Partinico (Palermo).
He's founder and president of the cultural review "Il Convivio". In october 2005 he laid the foundations for his own cultural center, "Centro studi e ricerche aleph" , and he also is administrator of the telematic project "Danilo Dolci. Fare presto (e bene) perche si muore".
In 2011 Adunis chose him with Milo De Angelis and Valerio Magrelli, between the italian contemporary authors to traslate in arabian.
[edit] References
- Gaetano G. Perlongo, personal web-site
- Centro Studi e Ricerche "Aleph"
- Danilo Dolci. Fare presto (e bene) perché si muore
- ^ Danilo Dolci, the Gandhi of Sicily, died on December 30th, aged 73, The Economist, January 8, 1998
