Carlentini

Carlentini
Comune
Comune di Carlentini
Coat of arms
Location of Carlentini
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Coordinates: 37°17′N 15°01′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Syracuse (SR)
Frazioni	Pedagaggi, Carlentini Nord
Government
• Mayor	Giuseppe Stefio (since 2018-06-13)
Area [1]
• Total	157 km^2 (61 sq mi)
Elevation	218 m (715 ft)
Population  (31 December 2007)[2]
• Total	17,509
• Density	110/km^2 (290/sq mi)
Demonym	Carlentinesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	96013
Dialing code	095
Patron saint	St. Lucy
Saint day	December 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.

Naming history

In 1551, Viceroy Juan de Vega, 1st Count of Grajal, founded a new city in honour of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, naming it with the Latin name of Carleontini (lit. 'Leontini of Carlo'). Eventually, the town came to simply be known in Sicilian as Carrintini or Carruntini which, in modern Italian, became Carlentini.

Attractions

Religious sites

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

Twinning

Carlentini is twinned with the following places:

• Santa Luċija, Malta
• Omaha, Nebraska, United States

See also

• 1990 Carlentini earthquake
• Lentini

References

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