Sortino | |
Official Name: | Comune di Sortino |
Coordinates: | 37.1667°N 17°W |
Region: | Sicily |
Province: | Syracuse (SR) |
Mayor: | Vincenzo Parlato |
Area Total Km2: | 93.33 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 8570 |
Population As Of: | 30 November 2017 |
Population Demonym: | Sortinesi |
Elevation M: | 438 |
Saint: | St. Sophia |
Day: | 10 September |
Postal Code: | 96010 |
Area Code: | 0931 |
Sortino (Sicilian: Sciurtinu) is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). It is located in the Anapo river valley.
The Necropolis of Pantalica, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of "Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica" is situated between Sortino and Ferla.
Sortino has fifteen Roman Catholic churches. The main one is the Chiesa Madre di S. Giovanni Evangelista. Others are: