Nicosia | |
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Comune | |
Comune di Nicosia | |
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Coordinates: 37°45′N 14°24′E / 37.750°N 14.400°E | |
Kintra | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Province | Enna (EN) |
Frazioni | Villadoro |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Antonello Catania (syne 28 Mey 2007) |
Area | |
• Total | 217 km2 (84 sq mi) |
Elevation | 724 m (2,375 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 14,824 |
• Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Nicosiani |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 94014 |
Diallin code | 0935 |
Patron saunt | Nicholas o Bari |
Saunt day | December 6 |
Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Nicosia (Sicilian: Nicusìa) is a veelage an comune o the province o Enna in Sicily, soothren Italy. Nicosia, alang wi Troina are the northmaist touns in the province o Enna. The vicinity tradeetionally contained are salt mines an arable launds.
The oreegin o Nicosia is uncertain; Engio, Erbita an Imachara are the three ceeties o antiquity wi which historians hae attemptit tae identifee Nicosia wi, but thare is nae evidence that the mentioned touns are in fact Nicosia. The present name o the toun suggests Greek oreegins: it is believit tae get its name frae Saunt Nicholas (Νίκου Οίκος). Anither theory suggests its a derivative o the Greek sayin "Ceety o Victory" (Νίκης Οίκος). The toun is believit tae staund on the steid o the auncient Engynum. The modren toun wis foondit bi Byzantine colonists in 6th century. It expandit unner the Arab domination an later unner that o the Normans, who settled numerous immigrants frae Lombardy an Piemont, cried "Lombards", givin rise tae the Gallo-Italic dialect still spoken in the toun an surroonds. King William II made Nicosia a ryal ceety. It played a important strategic role, favoured bi its position haufwey atween Palermo an Messina. It aften gave hospitality tae important figurs, includin Emperor Charles V.
Thare are remains o the Castle, in the upper pairt o the toun.
Athin the diocese is the auncient ceety o Troina, which shoud hae been episcopal vues frae 1087 tae 1090.
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