Altavilla Milicia is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Palermo in the
Italian
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region
Sicily
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, located about southeast of
Palermo.
The Commune is named after the
Hauteville family
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,
Norman
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Settlers who conquered
Sicily
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in the 11th century and later became the ruling
dynasty
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of the island.
[Paul Oldfield, 'The Bari charter of privileges of 1132: articulating the culture of a new Norman monarchy', ''Historical Research'', 1 (2015), 577–597.] The name Altavilla is an
Italian
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translation of the
French Hauteville. The feudal
Barony and the Duchy of Altavilla later passed into the hands of the
Adragna family.
One of the sights is the Sanctuary of the "Madonna della Milicia".
Altavilla Milicia borders the municipalities of
Casteldaccia
Casteldaccia (Sicilian: Castiddaccia) is a town of 11,628 inhabitants and comune near the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy, founded by Marquis Longarini.Russo, 1961, p. 260. It is the seat of the Vini Corvo wine producer, and t ...
and
Trabia
Trabia ( Sicilian: A Trabbìa'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo.
Trabia borders the following municipalities: Altavilla Milicia, Caccamo, Cast ...
.
References
External links
Portal of Altavilla MiliciaPortal of Sanctuary of Madonna della Milicia
Municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Palermo
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