Cinisi (; scn, Cìnisi ) is a town and a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' in the
Metropolitan City of Palermo in
Sicily
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. As of 1 January 2022 it has a population of 11.846.
Geography
The town is part of the
Palermo metropolitan area, borders with the municipalities of
Carini
Carini ( la, Hyccara or Hyccarum, grc, Ὕκαρα and Ὕκαρον) is a city and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, by rail west-northwest of Palermo. It has a population of 37,752.
History
Timaeus, in the thirteent ...
and
Terrasini
Terrasini is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Palermo on the island of Sicily in Italy.
Data
Terrasini is located west of Palermo at the motorway between Palermo and Trapani, between the mountains and the Gulf of Castell ...
and count the civil parish (''
frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'') of
Punta Raisi
Falcone Borsellino Airport ( it, link=no, Aeroporto Falcone Borsellino) or simply Palermo Airport, formerly Punta Raisi Airport, is an international airport located at Cinisi, west northwest of Palermo, the capital city of the Italian islan ...
, seat of
Palermo Airport
Falcone Borsellino Airport ( it, link=no, Aeroporto Falcone Borsellino) or simply Palermo Airport, formerly Punta Raisi Airport, is an international airport located at Cinisi, west northwest of Palermo, the capital city of the Italian islan ...
. It is from
Palermo centre, from
Trapani
Trapani ( , ; scn, Tràpani ; lat, Drepanum; grc, Δρέπανον) is a city and municipality (''comune'') on the west coast of Sicily, in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an imp ...
and from
Alcamo
Alcamo (; scn, Àrcamu, italic=no) is the fourth-largest town and communes of Italy, commune of the Province of Trapani, Sicily, with a population of 44.925 inhabitants. It is on the borderline with the Metropolitan City of Palermo at a distan ...
.
Climate
Culture
Cinisi is famous, among other things, for the
Carnivale parade with many
papier-mâché
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Papier-mâché (, ; , literally "chewed paper") is a composite material consisting of p ...
floats. These floats are created every year by a group of young residents who come together and brainstorm their ideas. Carnivale in Cinisi every year has a different theme and the community is to go along with it. Teenagers creating the float are provided with money by the community and come together to develop ideas on what they can create to make their festival an enjoyable and attractive one for the community; however, multiple floats are created and requires multiple groups with different creative skills in order to compete. Therefore, the town allows students to create their floats and on the day of Carnivale the floats are put in a contest as to which one was created "the best". The group who creates the most appealing float is then rewarded with cash money and split between the volunteers. Other than the floats, Carnivale in Cinisi like any other Carnivale festival comparing to Halloween celebrations in the United States. Although, in Cinisi Carnivale is held on "Corso Umberto I". The street is filled with everyone all over town and even families from neighboring towns. The streets are filled with entertainment from moving Dj floats to dancing performances. The three day Carnivale is prepared for throughout the year where participants come together and practice performances for the upcoming festival.
Giuseppe Impastato
Famous anti-mafia activist
Giuseppe Impastato
Giuseppe "Peppino" Impastato (; January 5, 1948 – May 9, 1978), was an Italians, Italian political activist who opposed Sicilian Mafia, the Mafia, which ordered his murder in 1978.
Childhood
Giuseppe "Peppino" Impastato was born in Cinisi, i ...
was assassinated in Cinisi by the Mafia in 1978. Today, his boyhood home can be found on the main street of Cinisi, Corso Umberto I, and is open to tourists. The house displays evidence and tells the interesting and significant story of Impastato, or "Peppino", as some knew him, in his final years as he fought the Mafia. Cinisi also has landmarks and places related to Impastato's life that attract many school groups and writers.
Demographics
*Note: 2007 estimation by ''
The World Gazetteer''.
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Transport
The
Falcone-Borsellino Airport of
Palermo, also known as ''Punta Raisi'', is located in its municipal territory. Cinisi counts a pair of train stations (
Cinisi-Terrasini on the
Palermo-Trapani line and
Punta Raisi
Falcone Borsellino Airport ( it, link=no, Aeroporto Falcone Borsellino) or simply Palermo Airport, formerly Punta Raisi Airport, is an international airport located at Cinisi, west northwest of Palermo, the capital city of the Italian islan ...
, served by the
Palermo metropolitan railway service) and is served by the
A29 motorway.
Personalities
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Giovanni Meli
Giovanni Meli (4 March 1740 – 20 December 1815) was an Italian poet.
Meli was born in Palermo. , after studying philosophy and medicine he worked as a doctor in Cinisi in the province of Palermo. It was during this early period of his life th ...
(1740–1815), Sicilian poet.
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Gaetano Badalamenti
Gaetano Badalamenti (; 14 September 1923 – 29 April 2004) was a powerful member of the Sicilian Mafia. ''Don Tano'' Badalamenti was the capofamiglia of his hometown Cinisi, Sicily, and headed the Sicilian Mafia Commission in the 1970s. In 19 ...
(1923–2004), leading Mafia figure held responsible for the murder of Giuseppe Impastato.
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Giuseppe Impastato
Giuseppe "Peppino" Impastato (; January 5, 1948 – May 9, 1978), was an Italians, Italian political activist who opposed Sicilian Mafia, the Mafia, which ordered his murder in 1978.
Childhood
Giuseppe "Peppino" Impastato was born in Cinisi, i ...
(1948–1978), political activist against the Mafia. The 2000 film ''
I cento passi
''I cento passi'' (English: ''One Hundred Steps'' or ''The Hundred Steps'') is an Italian film released in 2000, directed by Marco Tullio Giordana about the life of Peppino Impastato, a left-wing political activist who opposed the Mafia in Sicil ...
'', dedicated to him, was filmed in Cinisi.
References
External links
Municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Palermo
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