Siculiana | |
Official Name: | Comune di Siculiana |
Coordinates: | 37.3333°N 38°W |
Region: | Sicily |
Province: | Agrigento (AG) |
Frazioni: | Siculiana Marina |
Mayor: | Giuseppe Zambito |
Area Total Km2: | 40 |
Population Total: | 4471 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Demonym: | Siculianesi |
Elevation M: | 120 |
Saint: | SS. Crucifix |
Day: | May 3 |
Postal Code: | 92010 |
Area Code: | 0922 |
Siculiana is a town and comune in the province of Agrigento, Sicily, southern Italy, 13km (08miles) west of the provincial capital Agrigento.
Siculiana’s 130NaN0 long coast line is largely unspoiled; a protected Regional Nature Reserve has been established in the locality of Torre Salsa for its natural beauty and environmental interest.[1]
Siculiana Marina is a suburban seaside village of Siculiana on the Strait of Sicily. Once an important settlement for maritime trade in the Mediterranean, with a prominent commercial Marketplace emporium, it is now a popular summer resort. The Caricatore (Loading Dock) was still active up to the end of 19th century.[1]
The ruins of the once-embattled Castello Chiaramonte, near the coast, is a prominent feature of the landscape.[2] Within the city, the Baroque church Santuario del Santissimo Crocifisso is a well-known landmark. Inside is revered the Black Crucifix, which was moved to the church in 1611 from the castle in which it was previously kept.[3]