Santa Croce Camerina () is a town and in the
province of Ragusa
The province of Ragusa (; ) was a province in the autonomous region of Sicily, Italy, located in the southeast of the island. Following the abolition of the Sicilian provinces, it was replaced in 2015 by the Free municipal consortium of Ragusa ...
,
Sicily
Sicily (Italian language, Italian and ), officially the Sicilian Region (), is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe and is one of the 20 regions of Italy, regions of Italy. With 4. ...
, in southern
Italy
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. As of 2017 its population was of 10,973.
History
In 2014, the town was scene to the
Santa Croce Camerina crime.
Geography
The municipal territory of Santa Croce is surrounded by the one of
Ragusa Ragusa may refer to:
Places Croatia
* Ragusa, Dalmatia, the historical name of the city of Dubrovnik
* the Republic of Ragusa (or Republic of Dubrovnik), the maritime city-state of Ragusa
* Ragusa Vecchia, historical Italian name of Cavtat, a t ...
, except for the coastline.
The hamlets () are the villages of ,
Kaukana
Kaukana, also spelled Caucana, is a hamlet (''frazione'') of Santa Croce Camerina, a municipality in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily, Italy. It is located a few hundred metres from Punta Secca and a few km from Marina di Ragusa.
It lies n ...
,
Punta Secca
Punta Secca (), locally nicknamed ''’A Sicca'', is a small southern Italian fishing village and hamlet (''frazione'') of Santa Croce Camerina, a municipality in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily. In 2011 it had a population of 226.
History
Th ...
and , the latter being shared with Ragusa.
See also
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Marina di Ragusa
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Scoglitti
Scoglitti () is a fishing village and hamlet () of Vittoria, a municipality in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily, Italy. In 2011 it had a population of 4,175.
History
Scoglitti found a niche in history after being selected by the Allies as the sit ...
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Donnalucata
Donnalucata () is a southern Italian fishing village and hamlet (''frazione'') of Scicli, a municipality in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily. In 2011 it had a population of 3,172.
History
The area has been inhabited since Greek and Phoenician times ...
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Donnafugata Castle
References
External links
Official website
Municipalities of the Province of Ragusa
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