Palagonia (
Sicilian: ''Palagunìa'', Latin: ''Palica'') 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
Metropolitan City of Catania in the
Italian
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region
Sicily
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, located about southeast of
Palermo and about southwest of
Catania. Palagonia borders the following municipalities:
Lentini
Lentini ( scn, Lintini, historically Liuntini; la, Leontīnī; grc, Λεοντῖνοι) is a town and in the Province of Syracuse, South East of Sicily (Southern Italy).
History
The city was founded by colonists from Naxos as Leontini in 72 ...
,
Militello in Val di Catania,
Mineo,
Ramacca.
Palagonia is well-known for the cultivation of oranges.
The main catholic church is the Chiesa Madre
San Pietro Apostolo.
See also
*
Palagonia double homicide
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Sicily
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