Partinico (
Sicilian: ''Partinicu'',
Ancient Greek
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: ''Parthenikòn'', Παρθενικόν) is a town and ''
comune
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'' in the
Metropolitan City of Palermo
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,
Sicily
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, southern
Italy
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. It is from
Palermo
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and from
Trapani
Trapani ( ; ; ) is a city and municipality (''comune'') with 54,887 inhabitants, on the west coast of Sicily, in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an important fishing port and the mai ...
.
Main sights
*Church of ''San Giuseppe'', housing 17th-century paintings
*Neo-Classicist ''Chiosco della Musica''
*Baroque fountain
Notable people and places
The father of American musician
Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American guitarist, composer, and bandleader. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed Rock music, rock, Pop music, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestra ...
was born in Partinico. The street Via Zammatà where the Zappa family once lived, was later renamed to ''Via Frank Zappa''. In 2015 Zappa's son
Dweezil released an album titled ''Via Zammata.
The
Italian prime minister
A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando represented Partinico in the Italian
Parliament
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from 1897 until 1925.
Danilo Dolci
Danilo Dolci (28 June 1924 – 30 December 1997) was an Italian social activist, sociologist, popular educator and poet. He is best known for his opposition to poverty, social exclusion and the Mafia in Sicily, and is considered to be one of the ...
was an Italian social activist, sociologist, popular educator and poet, and for some time resident at Partinico.
The local, family-run, anti-
Mafia
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television station
Telejato is based in the town. It is owned by
Pino Maniaci.
See also
*
Sanctuary of Madonna del Ponte
Gallery
File:Chiesa di San Gioacchino a Partinico 01.jpg, The church of St Joachim
File:Chiesa Maria Santissima Annunziata (Partinico) 10.jpg, The church of the Annunciation
References
External links
Comune di Partinico
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