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Mineo

Mineo is a town and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania, part of Sicily, Italy. It lies 64 kilometres (40 mi) southwest of Catania, 56 kilometres (35 mi) from Ragusa, 54 kilometres (34 mi) from Gela, and 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Caltagirone.

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Mineo
Minìu (Sicilian)
Mèneon (Greek)
Comune
Comune di Mineo
Panorama of Mineo
Panorama of Mineo
Coat of arms of Mineo
Coat of arms
Mineo
Location of Mineo in Italy
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Mineo
Mineo (Sicily)
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Coordinates: 37°16′N 14°41′E / 37.267°N 14.683°E / 37.267; 14.683
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
Metropolitan cityCatania (CT)
FrazioniBorgo Pietro Lupo
Government
 • MayorAnna Aloisi
Area
1
 • Total
244 km2 (94 sq mi)
Elevation
511 m (1,677 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2015)2
 • Total
5,203
 • Density21.3/km2 (55.2/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Italian: menenini
Sicilian: minioli
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
95044
Dialing code0933
Patron saintAgrippina of Mineo
Saint daylast two Sundays in August
Websitecomune.mineo.ct.it

Mineo (Sicilian: Minìu; Ancient Greek: Μέναιον, Μέναινον or Μεναί;3 Latin: Menaeum, Menaenum or Menae) is a town4 and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania, part of Sicily, Italy. It lies 64 kilometres (40 mi) southwest of Catania, 56 kilometres (35 mi) from Ragusa, 54 kilometres (34 mi) from Gela, and 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Caltagirone.

Diodorus Siculus states that Ducetius founded Menaenum and distributed the surrounding land among settlers.5 Later, the city was captured by Dionysius I of Syracuse.6

It has approximately 5,600 inhabitants. It serves as the center of the cult of Saint Agrippina of Mineo.

Among the churches in the town are:

It is also a site of interest since Luigi Capuana, one of Italy's most famous writers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, hailed from Mineo and was at one time the town's mayor. Mineo now houses a small library and museum dedicated to Capuana.

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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.
  3. Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, §M444.12
  4. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Mineo" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  5. Diodorus Siculus, Library, 11.78
  6. Diodorus Siculus, Library, 14.78