Altavilla Milicia

Altavilla Milicia
Comune di Altavilla Milicia
The coast of Altavilla Milicia
The coast of Altavilla Milicia
Location of Altavilla Milicia
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Altavilla Milicia is located in Italy
Altavilla Milicia
Altavilla Milicia
Location of Altavilla Milicia in Italy
Altavilla Milicia is located in Sicily
Altavilla Milicia
Altavilla Milicia
Altavilla Milicia (Sicily)
Coordinates: 38°3′N 13°33′E / 38.050°N 13.550°E / 38.050; 13.550
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
Metropolitan cityPalermo (PA)
FrazioniTorre Colonna
Government
 • MayorGiuseppe Virga
Area
 • Total
23 km2 (9 sq mi)
Elevation
73 m (240 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2017)[2]
 • Total
8,452
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
DemonymAltavillesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
90010
Dialing code091
Patron saintMadonna della Milicia
Saint daySeptember 6, 7 and 8
Websitewww.comune.altavillamilicia.pa.it

Altavilla Milicia is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Palermo.

The Commune is named after the Hauteville family, Norman Settlers who conquered Sicily in the 11th century and later became the ruling dynasty of the island.[3][4] The name Altavilla is an Italian translation of the French Hauteville. The feudal Barony and the Duchy of Altavilla later passed into the hands of the Adragna family.

One of the sights is the Sanctuary of the "Madonna della Milicia".

Altavilla Milicia borders the municipalities of Casteldaccia and Trabia.

References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ "Andiamo Sicilia". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  4. ^ Paul Oldfield, 'The Bari charter of privileges of 1132: articulating the culture of a new Norman monarchy', Historical Research, 1 (2015), 577–597.
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