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The municipality counts 35.547 inhabitants, its surface measures 8.251 hectares, and its population density counts 430 inhabitants per square kilometre. It rises over an internal hilly area, 584 meters above the sea-level. The Town Hall is located in via A. Spampinato, tel. ++39 095-7602248 fax. ++39 095-7692771. E-mail address is: comune.adrano@interbusiness.it. Situated on a lava hill overlooking the valley of the Simeto river, Adrano boasts a conspicuous production of citrus fruits, olives, pistachios, and vegetables. Cattle breeding and sheep farms are flourishing. Also relevant is the annual Exhibit-Market of Artistic and Commercial Handcrafts, held during the month of July. The name Adrano derives
from the Latin term Adranon, and the town was so called in honor
of the homonymous god. The first inhabited center rose in 400 B.C., and
it was founded by Dionisio I nearby the temple dedicated to the aforementioned
divinity. In 344 B.C., it was the scenario of the famous battle of
Adranon between the Leontini and the Corinthians. Afterwards, it was subjugated
to the Roman dominion, and thus experienced a long period of decadence.
During the Arab domination, it became a powerful feudal suburb, and under
the Norman dynasty it became an important county called Adernò.
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As of the XIV century, the feud became a possession of nobleman Matteo
Sclafani, thus of the Moncada family, who beheld it until the abolition
of the feudal rights. The original name Adrano was restored only in 1929. Among the beautiful monuments to visit, there is the Norman Chiesa Madre, the Monastery of S. Lucia erected in 1596, today residence of a public school, the Chiesa di S. Lucia rebuilt in 1775, and the Chiesa di S. Agostino preserving an engraved marble altar. Some of the most outstanding architectural structures are the XIV century Catalan Castle, currently seat of the Archeological Museum, and 1846's liberty style Bellini Theater. |
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