Catenanuova Explained

Catenanuova
Official Name:Comune di Catenanuova
Coordinates:37.5667°N 55°W
Region:Sicily
Province:Enna (EN)
Mayor:Carmelo Scravaglieri
Area Total Km2:11.22
Population Total:5483
Population As Of:10 June 2018
Population Demonym:Catenanuovesi
Elevation M:170
Saint:St. Prosper
Day:Last Sunday in September
Postal Code:94010
Area Code:0935

Catenanuova (Sicilian: Catinanova) is a town and comune in the province of Enna, in the region of Sicily in southern Italy.

Geography

Catenanuova is located in the Dittaino valley, 380NaN0 East from its provincial capital Enna and 350NaN0 west from Catania. It is connected to the latter and to Palermo by both railway and the A19 highway.

Climate

Catenanuova's ambient temperature and rainfall are recorded by a remote telemetry station operated by Sicily's Department of Water and Waste,[1] which on August 10, 1999 measured a maximum of 48.5 °C (119.3 °F),.[2] However, Catenanuova is not a World Meteorological Organization surface station – the nearest being c.370NaN0 away at Enna[3] [4] – and the WMO's officially recognized European maximum is 48.8C, recorded on August 11, 2021 in Floridia, Sicily.[5]

History

Catenanuova was founded between 1727 and 1733 by Andrea Giuseppe Riggio-Statella, Prince of Aci Catena, to fulfil the last wishes of his mother, the Baroness Anna Maria Statella (died 1717) who wanted "to revive happy memories of childhood" after the 1693 Sicily earthquake had decimated her husband's family.[6] A notarized document dated February 9, 1733 attests to the existence of Catenanuova at that date. Between 1731 and 1736 Catenanuova became a small urban center with full autonomy. The name of the town derived from Aci Catena and changed from Terra della Nuova Catena to Catena la Nuova to the present Catenanuova.

Economy

Catenanuova is classified as rural municipality.[7] The main activities are agriculture (wheat, citrus, vegetables), and craft manufacturing (in iron and wood). The entrepreneurship index of Catenanuova was 43.27/1000 pop in 2001.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dipartimento dell'Acqua e dei Rifiuti . Osservatorio delle Acque (Water Monitoring) Real-time data . Alert zone H . 2011-02-04 .
  2. Web site: Dipartimento dell'Acqua e dei Rifiuti . Osservatorio delle Acque (Water Monitoring) Annual data . Table I  - Daily temperature readings . 60 . 1999 . 2011-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130401050440/http://www.osservatorioacque.it/dati/ANNALI/A_1999/PI_60.HTML . 2013-04-01 . dead .
  3. Web site: WMO Publication No. 9, Volume A, Observing Stations . World Meteorological Organization.
  4. Web site: Weather reports worldwide: Enna (16450) . . 2011-02-04 . 2011-01-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110101221912/http://www.meteogroup.co.uk/uk/home/weather/world-weather/weather-stations/obsid/16450.html . dead .
  5. Web site: 2023-07-17 . WMO is monitoring potential new temperature records . 2023-07-19 . public.wmo.int . en.
  6. Web site: Comune di Catenanuova, storia e turismo . Comune di Catenanuova (EN) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722032224/http://www.comune.catenanuova.en.it/Info/StoriaeTurismo/tabid/68/Default.aspx . 2011-07-22 .
  7. ISTAT (Italian National Institute of Statistics). "Statistical Atlas of Municipalities. 2009 edition" (included CD-Rom).
  8. Web site: Atlante Socioeconomico della Sicilia . Regione Siciliana, Atlante Statistico della Regione Siciliana . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629052826/http://www.regione.sicilia.it/bilancio/statistica/Atlante/ASERS/HTML/index.html . 2011-06-29 .