Province o Enna |
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![Map heichlichtin the location o the province o Enna in Italy](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Map_Province_of_Enna.svg/250px-Map_Province_of_Enna.svg.png) Map heichlichtin the location o the province o Enna in Italy |
Kintra | Italy |
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Region | Sicily |
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Caipital(s) | Enna |
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Comuni | 20 |
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Govrenment |
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• Preses | Giuseppe Monaco |
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Area |
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• Total | 2562 km2 (989 sq mi) |
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Population (2001) |
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• Total | 176,959 |
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• Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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Postal code | 94000-94100 |
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Telephone prefix | 0935, 0934 |
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Vehicle registration | EN |
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ISTAT | 086 |
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Enna (Italian: Provincia di Enna; Sicilian: Pruvincia di Enna) is a province in the autonomous island region o Sicily in Italy. Its caipital is the ceety o Enna.
It haes an aurie o 2,562 km², an a total population o 177,200 (2001). There are 20 comunes (Italian: comuni) in the province [1] Archived 2007-08-07 at the Wayback Machine, see Comunes o the Province o Enna. At June 30, 2005, the main comunes bi population are:
Comune
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Population
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Enna
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29,070
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Piazza Armerina
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21,711
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Nicosia
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14,719
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Leonforte
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14,006
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Barrafranca
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12,985
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Troina
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9,842
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Valguarnera Caropepe
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8,545
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Agira
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8,247
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Regalbuto
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7,706
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Pietraperzia
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7,350
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Centuripe
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5,779
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Villarosa
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5,497
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Aidone
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5,387
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Assoro
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5,356
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The Preses o the Province is Cataldo salerno.
Interestin places an tourist steids
The province o Enna haes lots o interestin steids, places an events for the naitional an internaitional tourism:
- Villa Romana del Casale, in Piazza Armerina, a huge auncient Roman "villa", whaur there are mony well preservit Roman mosaics, the maist important mosaic seestem in the Roman warld o that time;
- Morgantina, an auncient toun that constitutes the maist important aircheological aurie in Central Sicily, whose fynds are locatit in mony big museums aw ower the warld: Malibu, Los Angeles, Californie; New York; Musée du Louvre, Paris; an the Aircheological Museum o Aidone, the commune in which Morgantina is locatit.
- Castello di Lombardia, in Enna, the biggest castle o Sicily: it haed 20 touers centuries ago, but nou it haes 6 touers, an amang these there is Torre Pisana, a vera big touer affordin an extensive panoramic vista o the surroondin kintraside;
- Duomo o Enna, a noteworthy cathedral biggit in the 13t century;
- Museo Alessi in Enna, a museum which hosts the exhibitions o the Treseaur o Enna's Oor Lady an her croun, made wi gowd.
- The Cathedral o Piazza Armerina, characterizit bi a huge green dome.
- Lake Pergusa, in Enna: it haes a forest inside a wildlife reserve, where thoosans o rare birds can be foond.
- The Autodromo di Pergusa, that is the maist important racin circuit o Soothren Italy: it hostit an still hosts internaitional competitions, such as Formula Ane, Formula 3000, an the Ferrari Party wi Michael Schumacher an ither champions;
- Regalbuto: here, in 2009, the biggest theme park in Europe will be biggit.
- In the province o Enna there are mony castles, cathedrals, kirks an interestin aircheological auries, 8 lakes, mony natur reserves an forests.
In Enna, for Guid Friday, there is a procession, an on 2 Julie is held the Enna's Oor Lady feast; Piazza Armerina, on 11, 12 an 13 August, is seat o the Palio dei Normanni, an auncient an tradeetional feast whose protagonists are the horse.