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Poggioreale | |
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| Comune di Poggioreale | |
Derelict buildings in Poggioreale | |
| Coordinates: 37°46′N 13°2′E / 37.767°N 13.033°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Trapani (TP) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Girolamo Cangelos |
| Area | |
• Total | 37 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 189 m (620 ft) |
| Population (28 February 2017) | |
• Total | 1,496 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Poggiorealesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 91020 |
| Dialing code | 0924 |
| Patron saint | Saint Anthony of Padua |
| Saint day | June 13 |
| Website | Official website (in Italian) |
Poggioreale (Sicilian: Poggiuriali) is a ghost town and comune in the province of Trapani, western Sicily, southern Italy, located in the Belice valley. Its economy was mostly based on agriculture and fruit cultivation.
In 1968, the Belice Valley earthquake destroyed the entire town of Poggioreale and killed 200 people. The town was eventually rebuilt in a safer place a few kilometers south.
Notable people
- Biagio Varisco (1902–1970), agriculturalist and developer
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Ruins of Poggioreale". atlas obscura.com. 2020-11-22. Archived from the original on 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ Marchetti, Silvia (2019-07-06). "Ghost Town that refuses to Die". CNN. Archived from the original on 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
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