Riposto ( scn, Ripostu) is 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 ...

'' (municipality) in the

Catania Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo. Despite its reputation as the second city of the island, Catania is the largest Sicilian conurbation, among the largest in Italy, as evidenced also by ...

area of

southern Italy Southern Italy ( it, Sud Italia or ) also known as ''Meridione'' or ''Mezzogiorno'' (), is a macroregion of the Italian Republic consisting of its southern half. The term ''Mezzogiorno'' today refers to regions that are associated with the peop ...

. The small seafront town is located about southeast of

Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...

and about north of

History

Riposto is both historically and literally connected to

Mascali Mascali ( Sicilian: ''Màscali'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about northeast of Catania Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second ...

, a once fiefdom of which it had been apart of as its commercial port in the 16th century and until it had finally gained local autonomy from in the 18th century. In the early 19th century, the town would be administratively merged with

Giarre Giarre ( scn, Giarri) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily. The town is located about southeast of Palermo and around north of Catania. Geography Giarre is bounded by the municipalities of Acireale, Mascali ...

and become

Giarre-Riposto Giarre-Riposto (also known as Ionia) was a ''comune'' (municipality) that existed from 1939 to 1945 in the province of Catania, Italy. History The municipality of Giarre-Riposto was created by the fascist regime in 1939, merging the municipalities ...

Fascist Italy Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, ultra-nationalist political ideology and movement,: "extreme militaristic nationalism, contempt for electoral democracy and political and cultural liberalism, a belief in natural social hierarchy and the ...

. It was not until 1945 would the two towns be administratively divided once again, following the end of

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

Geography

The town is located on the Ionian Coast, and borders with the municipalities of Acireale,

and

. Its ''

frazioni 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 Italy (1922–1943), Fascist era (1922–1943) as ...

'' are Altarello, Archi, Carruba, Praiola, Quartirello and

Torre Archirafi Torre Archirafi ( scn, A Turri, italic=no) is a ''frazione ''of the comune (municipality) of Riposto in the Catania area of Sicily, southern Italy. The small fishing village is located about northeast of Catania and about south of Riposto. His ...

People

* Franco Battiato (1945–2021), singer-songwriter *

Federico Cafiero Federico Cafiero (24 May 1914 – 7 May 1980) was an Italian mathematician known for his contributions in real analysis, measure and integration theory, and in the theory of ordinary differential equations. In particular, generalizing the Vitali ...

(1914–1980), mathematician

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