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Carlentini

Comune in Sicily, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Carlentini

37°17′N 15°01′E / 37.283°N 15.017°E / 37.283; 15.017CountryItalyRegionSicilyProvinceSyracuse (SR)FrazioniPedagaggiGovernment

• MayorGiuseppe Stefio (since 2018-06-13)Area

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• Total157 km² (61 sq mi)Elevation

218 m (715 ft)Population

(31 December 2007)^[2]

• Total17,509 • Density110/km² (290/sq mi)DemonymCarlentinesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

96013

Dialing code095Patron saintSt. LucySaint dayDecember 13 and 4th Sunday in August

Carlentini (Sicilian: Carruntini) is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). It lies 45 km (28 mi) outside the provincial capital of Syracuse.

The city's name has its origins in the neighboring town of Lentini. In 1551, Vice-King Giovanni De Vega founded a new city in honour of Emperor Carlo V, naming it in Latin Carleontini, or Leontini of Carlo. In Italian, it became Carlentini, and in the various Sicilian dialects, Carrintini or Carruntini.

Among the churches in town are:

Chiesa Madre dedicated to the Immacolata Concezione
Santa Maria di Roccadia
San Sebastiano
Madonna delle Grazie

Twin towns – sister cities

Carlentini is twinned with:

Santa Luċija, Malta

-Friend City with Omaha (Nebraska) USA

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.