Blufi is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Palermo
The Metropolitan City of Palermo ( it, Città metropolitana di Palermo; scn, Cità metrupulitana di Palermu) is a metropolitan city in Sicily, Italy. Its capital is the city of Palermo. It replaced the Province of Palermo and comprises the city o ...
in the
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
region
Sicily
(man) it, Siciliana (woman)
, population_note =
, population_blank1_title =
, population_blank1 =
, demographics_type1 = Ethnicity
, demographics1_footnotes =
, demographi ...
, located about southeast of
Palermo
Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , 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 ...
.
Blufi borders the following municipalities:
Alimena
Alimena is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region of Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo.
Alimena borders the following municipalities: Blufi, Bompietro, Gangi, Petralia Soprana, Petralia ...
,
Bompietro
Bompietro ( Sicilian: ''Bompietru'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo.
Bompietro borders the following municipalities: Alimena, Blufi, Calasc ...
,
Gangi,
Petralia Soprana
Petralia Soprana ( Sicilian: ''Pitralìa Suprana'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,630 and an ...
,
Petralia Sottana
Petralia Sottana ( scn, Pitralìa Suttana) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, in the island of Sicily, Southern Italy. The main characters in Emanuele Crialese's 2006 film of Sicilian immigration to America, ''Nuovomon ...
,
Resuttano
Resuttano ( Sicilian: ''Rastanu'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caltanissetta in the Italian region of Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about north of Caltanissetta. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of ...
.
Geography
The village is situated on a hill on the southern slope of the
Madonie
The Madonie (; Sicilian: ''Madunìi'') are one of the principal mountain ranges on the island of Sicily, located in the Northern part of the island.
Its name comes from the feud of Madonìa which belonged to the noble family of La Farina from P ...
mountain range, with an altitude between 850 and 500 meters above sea level.
The municipal area extends for 20 km² around the capital center and includes the administrative zone of Casalgiordano, between the municipalities of Gangi and Alimena.
The other hamlets, on the other hand, are located near the capital center: Alleri, Lupi and Ferrarello are separated from it by the Nocilla stream while Calabrò, Nero and Giaia Inferiore almost form a continuation along the road that goes up to the Petralia municipalities.
The territory is crossed by the Southern Imera river and the Nocilla and Oliva streams and is mostly used for agricultural and artisan activities.
History
Name
The name Blufi appears for the first time in 1211, in a document in which the Palermitan church grants
Frederick II, among other concessions, the "''Proedia Buluph apud Petraliam''", or the possessions called ''Buluf'' near Petralia. In a testament of 1482, the name ''Morata Bufali'' appears, in other documents the toponyms ''Belufi'', ''Balufi'', ''Bolufi,'' are present. In a document relating to the Sanctuary of the Madonna dell'Olio, the current name Blufi is mentioned.
Landmarks
* Romanesque three-arch bridge over the southern Imera river, between the Blufi and Petralia Sottana areas.
* Mother Church of Christ the King (20th century): It is the parish church of the town built in the early years of the last century. The interior with three naves is bare and simple, but enriched by some statues. The church, recently restored, was returned to the faithful during the summer of 2001.
* Sanctuary of the Madonna dell'Olio (8th century): it is located 3 km from the town, at 660 meters above sea level. The name "Madonna dell'Olio" could derive from the presence of olive groves in the area - which would also have given its name to the Oliva stream, which laps the hill of the Sanctuary and which flows into the Southern Imera river, in an area called "Olive Gardens." It could also be from the presence of a mineral oil source a few meters from the Sanctuary.
* Rocca di Marabuto: allegedly, it is a tomb dating back to the Arab domination, being made up of stacked boulders. A legend tells of the presence of a ghost who would inhabit these stones.
References
Municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Palermo
{{Sicily-geo-stub