Rosolini | |
Official Name: | Comune di Rosolini |
Coordinates: | 36.8167°N 71°W |
Region: | Sicily |
Province: | Syracuse (SR) |
Mayor: | Giuseppe Incatasciato |
Area Total Km2: | 76.47 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 21207 |
Population As Of: | 30 November 2017 |
Population Demonym: | Rosolinesi |
Elevation M: | 154 |
Postal Code: | 96019 |
Area Code: | 0931 |
Rosolini (Sicilian: '''Rusalini''') is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily, southern Italy. It is about 200km (100miles) southeast of Palermo and about 40km (30miles) southwest of Syracuse. Rosolini was a town in feudal times, and was a settlement in the late Imperial Roman and Byzantine Ages. In the 15th century, Rosolini was a fief of the Platamones. It was the Moncadas, in the year of 1713, which founded the newer town of Rosolini which we see today.
Rosolini borders the following municipalities: Ispica, Modica, Noto, Ragusa.