San Cataldo (
Sicilian: ''San Catallu'' or ''San Cataddu'') is a
Sicilian town and ''
comune
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'' in the
province of Caltanissetta
The Province of Caltanissetta ( it, provincia di Caltanissetta; scn, pruvincia di Nissa or ; officially ''Libero consorzio comunale di Caltanissetta'') is a province in the southern part of Sicily, Italy. Following the suppression of the Sicilia ...
, in the southwestern part of the island of
Sicily
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Physical geography
San Cataldo rises in an internal hilly area, located at 625 meters above sea level, which extends north of the town, between the municipalities of
Serradifalco,
Mussomeli
Mussomeli (''Mussumeli'' in Sicilian) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy.
History
Mussomeli is claimed to have been founded in the 14th century by Manfredo III Chiaramonte with the name Manfredi, but later ...
,
Caltanissetta, located within the Sicilian Solfifero plateau, an ancient area mining. It is 63 km from
Agrigento
Agrigento (; scn, Girgenti or ; grc, Ἀκράγας, translit=Akrágas; la, Agrigentum or ; ar, كركنت, Kirkant, or ''Jirjant'') is a city on the southern coast of Sicily, Italy and capital of the province of Agrigento. It was one of ...
, 9 km from Caltanissetta, 50 km from
Enna, 150 km from
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. It is crossed by a single river, the "Salito", formed by springs that arise from the slopes of Mount Schiavo near the town of
Santa Caterina Villarmosa. The inhabited area extends into the plateau located between Portella del Tauro and Babbaurra, rich in partially drinkable water wells.
See also
*
Catald, Irish monk and saint
References
External links
San Cataldo Selected Civil Records (Marriages and Deaths)Cathedral of San Cataldo
Municipalities of the Province of Caltanissetta
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