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Riposto ( scn, Ripostu) 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 Catania area of southern Italy. The small seafront town is located about southeast of Palermo and about north of Catania.


History

Riposto is both historically and literally connected to
Mascali Mascali ( Sicilian: ''Màscali'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about northeast of Catania Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second ...
, a once
fiefdom A fief (; la, feudum) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law. It consisted of a form of property holding or other rights granted by an overlord to a vassal, who held it in fealty or "in fee" in return for a form of f ...
of which it had been apart of as its commercial port in the 16th century and until it had finally gained local autonomy from in the 18th century. In the early 19th century, the town would be administratively merged with Giarre and become
Giarre-Riposto Giarre-Riposto (also known as Ionia) was a ''comune'' (municipality) that existed from 1939 to 1945 in the province of Catania, Italy. History The municipality of Giarre-Riposto was created by the fascist regime in 1939, merging the municipalities ...
by Fascist Italy. It was not until 1945 would the two towns be administratively divided once again, following the end of
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
.


Geography

The town is located on the Ionian Coast, and borders with the municipalities of
Acireale Acireale (; scn, Jaciriali, 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. ...
, Giarre and
Mascali Mascali ( Sicilian: ''Màscali'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about northeast of Catania Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second ...
. Its '' frazioni'' are Altarello, Archi, Carruba, Praiola, Quartirello and Torre Archirafi.


People

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Franco Battiato Francesco "Franco" Battiato (; 23 March 1945 – 18 May 2021) was an Italian musician, singer, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also a painter. Battiato's songs contain esotericism, esoteric, philosophy, philosophica ...
(1945–2021), singer-songwriter *
Federico Cafiero Federico Cafiero (24 May 1914 – 7 May 1980) was an Italian mathematician known for his contributions in real analysis, measure and integration theory, and in the theory of ordinary differential equations. In particular, generalizing the Vitali ...
(1914–1980), mathematician


See also

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Giarre-Riposto Giarre-Riposto (also known as Ionia) was a ''comune'' (municipality) that existed from 1939 to 1945 in the province of Catania, Italy. History The municipality of Giarre-Riposto was created by the fascist regime in 1939, merging the municipalities ...


References


External links


Official website
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