The province of Enna (; Sicilian: ''pruvincia di Enna''; officially ''libero consorzio comunale di Enna'') is a

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in the autonomous island region of

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, Italy. It was created in 1927, out of parts of the provinces of Caltanisetta and Catania. The capital was designated as

Enna Enna ( or ; ; , less frequently ), known from the Middle Ages until 1926 as Castrogiovanni ( ), is a city and located roughly at the center of Sicily, southern Italy, in the province of Enna, towering above the surrounding countryside. It has e ...

(then called Castrogiovanni), instead of

Piazza Armerina Piazza Armerina (Gallo-Italic of Sicily: ''Ciazza''; Sicilian: ''Chiazza'') is a ''comune'' in the province of Enna of the autonomous island region of Sicily, southern Italy. History The city of Piazza (as it was called before 1862) developed ...

, due to the influence of politician Napoleone Colajanni. Following the suppression of the Sicilian provinces, it was replaced in 2015 by the free municipal consortium of Enna (Italian: ''libero consorzio comunale di Enna''). Its capital is the city of

, located on a mountain and the highest provincial capital in Sicily. Located in the center of the island, it is the only landlocked province in Sicily. The province of Enna has an area of , and a total population of 152,387 as of 2025.

Communes

There are 20 '' communes'' in the provinc

The top 10 most populous communes are:

Demographics

Main sights

* Villa Romana del Casale, in

, a huge ancient Roman "villa", where there are many well preserved Roman mosaics, the most important

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system in the Roman world of that time; * Morgantina, an ancient town that constitutes the most important archeological area in Central

, whose finds are located in many big museums all over the world: Malibu, Los Angeles, California; New York; Musée du Louvre, Paris; and the Archeological Museum of Aidone, the commune in which Morgantina is located. * Castello di Lombardia, in

, the biggest castle of

: it had 20 towers centuries ago, but now it has 6 towers, and among these there is Torre Pisana, a very big tower affording an extensive panoramic vista of the surrounding countryside; * Duomo of Enna, a cathedral built in the 13th century; * Museo Alessi in Enna, a museum which hosts the exhibitions of the Treseaure of Enna's Our Lady and her crown, made with gold. * The Cathedral of Piazza Armerina, characterized by a huge green

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. * Lake Pergusa, in Enna: it has a forest inside a wildlife reserve, where thousands of rare birds can be found. * The

Autodromo di Pergusa The Autodromo di Pergusa is an automobile and motorcycle racing circuit, circuit that encircles the only Sicilian natural lake, Pergusa Lake. The circuit is also known as Enna-Pergusa, as the lake is located near the city of Enna. Overview Duri ...

, the most important racing circuit of southern

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: it hosted and still hosts international competitions, such as

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, and the

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Party and other events

Events

In Enna, for

Good Friday Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Great and Holy Friday, or Friday of the Passion of the Lord, is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary (Golgotha). It is observed during ...

, there is a

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, and on 2 July is held the Enna's Our Lady feast;

, on 11, 12 and 13 August, is seat of the Palio dei Normanni, an ancient and traditional feast whose protagonists are the horses.

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