Riposto () is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Catania
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area of
southern Italy
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. The small seafront town is located about southeast of
Palermo
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and about north of
Catania
Catania (, , , Sicilian and ) is the second-largest municipality on Sicily, after Palermo, both by area and by population. Despite being the second city of the island, Catania is the center of the most densely populated Sicilian conurbation, wh ...
.
History
Riposto is historically connected to
Mascali, as its commercial port since the 16th century, until it finally gained autonomy in the 18th century. In the early 19th century, the town would be merged with
Giarre, changing its name to Ionia in 1939. In 1945 the two towns were divided once again.
Geography
The town is located on the
Ionian Coast, and borders with the municipalities of
Acireale
Acireale (; , locally shortened to ''Jaci'' or ''Aci'') is a coastal city and ''comune'' in the north-east of the Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, southern Italy, at the foot of Mount Etna, on the coast facing the Ionian Sea. It is home to ...
,
Giarre and
Mascali. Its ''
frazioni
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'' are Altarello, Archi, Carruba, Praiola, Quartirello and
Torre Archirafi.
People
*
Franco Battiato (1945–2021), singer-songwriter
*
Federico Cafiero
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(1914–1980), mathematician
See also
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Giarre-Riposto
References
External links
Official website
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