Partinico (
Sicilian: ''Partinicu'',
Ancient Greek
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: ''Parthenikòn'', Παρθενικόν) is a city and ''
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 ...
'' 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
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 ...
and from
Trapani
Trapani ( , ; scn, Tràpani ; lat, Drepanum; grc, Δρέπανον) is a city and municipality (''comune'') 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 impor ...
.
Main sights
*Church of ''San Giuseppe'', housing 17th-century paintings.
*Neo-Classicist ''Chiosco della Musica''.
*Baroque fountain.
*''Real Cantina Borbonica''.
Notable people and places
The father of American musician
Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader. His work is characterized by wikt:nonconformity, nonconformity, Free improvisation, free-form improvisation, sound experimen ...
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, premier 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. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando represented Partinico in the Italian
Parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...
from 1897 until 1925.
Danilo Dolci
Danilo Dolci (June 28, 1924 – December 30, 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 television station
Telejato
Telejato is an independent television station based in the town of Partinico, in Sicily, Italy, and managed by Pino Maniaci, broadcasting since 1989. It became widely known for its anti-Mafia reporting.
History
The station was founded in 1989 by ...
is based in the town.
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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