Caccamo
Caccamo | |
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  Caccamo Location o Caccamo in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 37°56′N 13°40′E / 37.933°N 13.667°ECoordinates: 37°56′N 13°40′E / 37.933°N 13.667°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Palermo (PA) |
| Frazioni | San Giovanni li Greci |
| Area | |
| • Total | 187 km2 (72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 521 m (1,709 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2004) | |
| • Total | 8,528 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Caccamesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 90012 |
| Diallin code | 091 |
| Patron saunt | Nicasius o Sicily[1] |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Caccamo (Sicilian: Càccamu) is a toun an comune locatit on the Tyrrhenian coast o Sicily in the Province o Palermo.
History
[eedit | eedit soorce]The offeecial foondin o Caccamo wis no till 1093, when the Normans began biggin the castle on a rocky spur owerleukin a clint. The castle itsel is actually nou bein slowly convertit intae a conference center. On the grund level o the castle is a restaurant " A Castellana". Submergit athin the loch is a stane brig biggit in 1307 on the road that ance linkit the toun wi Palermo. The ceety conteens an attractive 11t-hunderyear cathedral, which wis remodeled in 1477 an 1614. On the side o the cathedral are twa kirks. The Chiesa dell'Anime del Purgatorio (Kirk o the Souls o Purgatory) featurs some stucco wirk in the eastren end an a 18t-hunderyear organ. In the dounstairs are catacombs whaur the skeletons o a nummer o tounsfowk lee in niches alang the waw, a burial practice that lastit frae the 17t hunderyear up tae 1863.
Syne the 1950s the toun itsel haes lost amaist hauf o its inhabitants tae emigration. Caccamo haulds some great views o the surroondin kintraside, includin the Rosmarina airtificial loch, which wis creatit bi a controversial dam biggit in 1993.
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Caccamo page on netgalaxy.it Archived 2014-06-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- Caccamo page on sicilyweb.com (in Italian)
- Database of Caccamo families Archived 2004-08-03 at the Wayback Machine
- City of Caccamo web site Reference Archived 2007-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Caccamo on See Palermo
- Sito Fotografico Caccamo Archived 2021-05-15 at the Wayback Machine