Racalmuto

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Comune in Sicily, Italy

Racalmuto Racalmutu (Sicilian)
Comune
Comune di Racalmuto
Leonardo Sciascia's dedication to Racalmuto.
Coat of arms
Location of Racalmuto
37°24′N 13°44′E / 37.400°N 13.733°E / 37.400; 13.733
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Agrigento (AG)
Government
• Mayor	Vincenzo Maniglia
Area ^[1]
• Total	68.3 km² (26.4 sq mi)
Elevation	455 m (1,493 ft)
Population (31 December 2011^[2])^[3]
• Total	8,833
• Density	130/km² (330/sq mi)
Demonym	Racalmutesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	92020
Dialing code	0922
Website	Official website

Racalmuto (Sicilian: Racalmutu; from the Arabic رحل موت raḥl mawt, "village of death" or رحل حمود raḥl Ḥammūd, "Hammoud's village") is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian Autonomous Region of Sicily, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southeast of Palermo and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Agrigento.

Racalmuto is the setting of Angelo F. Coniglio's historical fiction novella The Lady of the Wheel.^[4]

Racalmuto borders the following municipalities: Bompensiere, Canicattì, Castrofilippo, Favara, Grotte, Milena, Montedoro.

Notable people

Racalmuto was the birthplace and lifelong home of author Leonardo Sciascia (1921–89)

Bibliography

Leonardo Sciascia: Wine Dark Sea, 2001
Angelo F. Coniglio: The Lady of the Wheel, 2012

Twin towns

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada^[5]
- Murray St. in Hamilton's Little Italy is known as Corso Racalmuto, after the Racalmutesi immigrants who populated the area^[6]
Finale Ligure, Italy

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Cipolla, Gaetano. "The Lady of the Wheel (La Ruotaia)". Legas.
^ "Hamilton Ontario Sister Cities". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
^ La Fratellanza Racalmutese festeggia 75 anni