Menfi is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Agrigento
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in the
Italian
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region
Sicily
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, located about southwest of
Palermo
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and about northwest of
Agrigento
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.
The town lies some from the south coast of Sicily, between the rivers
Belice
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and
Carboj. In 1910, a full third of the population of the town of Menfi had emigrated to the United States.
Main sights
*A tower (''Torre Federiciana''), which is the remains of a medieval castle built by
Frederick II of Hohenstaufen
Frederick II (German: ''Friedrich''; Italian: ''Federico''; Latin: ''Federicus''; 26 December 1194 – 13 December 1250) was King of Sicily from 1198, King of Germany from 1212, King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 and King of Jerus ...
in 1238, perhaps over an Arab fortification.
*''Chiesa Madre'' ("Mother Church"), built in the 18th century but destroyed by an earthquake in 1968. It was later rebuilt.
*Church of St. Joseph (1715).
The remains of an
Iron Age
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prehistoric settlement were found in the 1980s outside of the town.
Twin towns
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Canelli
Canelli (Piedmontese: ''Canèj'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) of 10,459 inhabitants in the Province of Asti in the Italian region of Piedmont.
Canelli is located on a bend of the river Belbo in the ''Alto Monferrato'' (High Monferrat), close t ...
, Italy, since 1997
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Chivilcoy
Chivilcoy is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, the head town of the Chivilcoy Partido. It has 64,185 inhabitants according to the .
Tourism
February Carnivals
In the month of February, a three-day carnival is held over an extended ...
, Argentina, since 1999
*
Ettlingen
Ettlingen (; South Franconian: ''Eddlinge'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about south of the city of Karlsruhe and approximately from the border with Lauterbourg, in France's Bas-Rhin department. Ettlingen is the second largest tow ...
, Germany, since 2004
References
External links
ScopriMenfi, Menfi's Tourism web siteOfficial website*
Cities and towns in Sicily
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