Caltabellotta
Caltabellotta | |
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| Comune di Caltabellotta | |
View of Caltabellotta | |
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Caltabellotta Location of Caltabellotta in Italy Caltabellotta Caltabellotta (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 37°35′N 13°13′E / 37.583°N 13.217°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Agrigento (AG) |
| Frazioni | Sant'Anna |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paolo Luciano Segreto |
| Area | |
• Total | 124.09 km2 (47.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 949 m (3,114 ft) |
| Population (2025)[2] | |
• Total | 3,094 |
| • Density | 24.93/km2 (64.58/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Caltabellottesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 92010 |
| Dialing code | 0925 |
| Patron saint | Saint Pellegrino |
| Saint day | 18 August |
| Website | Official website |
Caltabellotta (Sicilian: Cataviḍḍotta) is a municipality (comune) in the province of Agrigento, in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Palermo and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Agrigento.
As of 2025, with a population of 3,094, the municipality is the 235th-largest in Sicily. In addition to the main portion of Caltabellotta, it also contains the frazione of Sant'Anna.
History
Caltabellotta has been identified with the ancient Sicani town of Triocala, captured by the Romans in 99 BC. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire and several centuries under the Byzantine Empire, it was stormed by the Arabs, who later built here a castle. In 1090 it was conquered by the Normans of Roger I of Sicily.
The diocese of Triocala, called in Latin Trecalae in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees,[3] is mentioned in the 6th-century Synecdemus as Τρόκαλις (Trocalis).[4]
Its reputed first bishop was Saint Pellegrino, a disciple of Saint Peter. Historical documents give the names of four bishops of the see:[5]
- Peter, mentioned in two letters of Pope Gregory I in about 598;
- Maximus, who took part in the Lateran Council of 649 called by Pope Martin I;
- Gregory, who signed the acts of the Third Council of Constantinople in 680;
- John, who participated in the Second Council of Nicaea
The town was the location of the Peace of Caltabellotta (1302) which ended the War of the Sicilian Vespers.
Demographics
As of 2025, the municipality has a population of 3,094, of whom 48.2% are male and 51.8% are female. Minors make up 11.7% of the population, and seniors make up 30.7%, compared to the Italian average of 14.9% and 24.7% respectively.[2]
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As of 2024, the foreign-born population is 270, equal to 8.6% of the population. The 5 largest foreign nationalities are Romanians (86), Germans (80), Swiss (36), Venezuelans (15) and Brits (13).[8]
Notable people
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
- ^ a b "Resident population". ISTAT.
- ^ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 996
- ^ Hieroclis Synecdemus et notitiae graecae episcopatuum, accedunt Nili Doxapatrii notitia patriarchatuum et locorum nomina immutata, ex recognitione Gustavi Parthey, Berlin 1866, p. 77 (nº 586)
- ^ Giuseppe Cappelletti, Le Chiese d'Italia dalla loro origine sino ai nostri giorni, Venezia 1870, vol. XXI, pp. 606–607
- ^ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT.
- ^ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
- ^ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.
Sources
- Trigilia, Melchiorre (2011). S. Pellegrino di Caltabellotta. Caltabellotta.