Misterbianco ( scn, Mustariancu; lat-med, Monasterium Album, lit=White Monastery' or 'White Minster) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Catania in the
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Sicily
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, located about southeast of
Palermo and about west of
Catania.
Misterbianco borders the following municipalities:
Camporotondo Etneo,
Catania,
Motta Sant'Anastasia
Motta Sant'Anastasia () is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about west of Catania.
Geography
Motta Sant'Anastasia borders the following m ...
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San Pietro Clarenza.
History
The settlement's name derives from a former local monastery in the ''
contrada
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'' of ''Campanarazzu'' (pejorative of scn, campanaru, lit=bell tower), where monks, likely
Dominicans, wore a white dress (in lat-med, Monasterium Album, lit=White Monastery). However, both the monastery and the settlement were destroyed by the
1669 Etna eruption
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. A new borough was therefore built in the former ''contrada'' of Milicia.
Until the mid-19th century Misterbianco was a small rural settlement. However, after a large industrial complex was built in the area, its population grew substantially, up to 18,836 in 1971 and 40,785 in 1991. The town continues to grow in size due to people moving here from the increasingly costly quarter of Catania city.
References
External links
Official website
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