Francofonte (
Sicilian: ''Francufonti'') is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Syracuse
The province of Syracuse (; ) was a Provinces of Italy, province in the autonomous island region of Sicily, Italy. Its capital was the city of Syracuse, Sicily, Syracuse, a town established by Greeks, Greek colonists arriving from Corinth in the ...
,
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. ...
, southern
Italy
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, located about southeast of
Palermo
Palermo ( ; ; , 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 province. The ...
and about northwest of
Syracuse
Syracuse most commonly refers to:
* Syracuse, Sicily, Italy; in the province of Syracuse
* Syracuse, New York, USA; in the Syracuse metropolitan area
Syracuse may also refer to:
Places
* Syracuse railway station (disambiguation)
Italy
* Provi ...
.
Francofonte borders the following municipalities:
Buccheri
Buccheri is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (southern Italy). It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
() is a non-profit private association of small Italian towns of strong historical and artistic interest, that ...
,
Carlentini
Carlentini () is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). It lies 45 km (28 mi) outside the provincial capital of Syracuse.
Naming history
In 1551, Viceroy Juan de Vega, 1st Count of Grajal, founded a ne ...
,
Lentini
Lentini (; ; ; ) is a town and in the Province of Syracuse, southeastern Sicily (Southern Italy), located 35 km (22 miles) north-west of Syracuse.
History
The city was founded by colonists from Naxos as Leontini in 729 BC, which in its beginning ...
,
Militello in Val di Catania
Militello in Val di Catania ( Sicilian: ''Militeḍḍu'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about southwest of Catania, on the last slopes of ...
,
Scordia
Scordia () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italy, Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about southwest of Catania.
Scordia borders the following municipalities: Lentini, Mili ...
,
Vizzini
Vizzini is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Catania, on the island of Sicily, southern Italy. It is located from Catania in the Hyblaean Mountains, on the most northwesterly slopes of Monte Lauro.
The commune territory is bou ...
.
The Patron Saint of the town is the Madonna della Neve on August the 5th. The largest church is the chiesa madre
Sant'Antonio Abate
Sant'Antonio Abate () is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 30 km southeast of Naples.
Sant'Antonio Abate borders the following municipalities: Angri, Gragnano, Lettere, Pompe ...
.
References
External links
Official website
Municipalities of the Province of Syracuse
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