Solarino ( Sicilian: ''San Paulu'') is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

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(Italy). It is about southeast of

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and about west of

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. As of 31 December 2006, it had a population of 7,365 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute

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. Solarino borders the following municipalities:

Floridia Floridia (; scn, Ciuriḍḍia ; from Latin "day of Flora" or the adjective ''floridus'' "florid") is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). Geography Floridia lies west of Syracuse. Its principal industries are a ...

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Sortino Sortino ( Sicilian: ''Sciurtinu'') is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). It is located in the Anapo river valley. The Necropolis of Pantalica, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of "Syracuse and the Rocky Nec ...

Demographic evolution

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Sister cities

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Photogallery

Image:Solarino Panorama.jpg, Panorama. Image:Chiesa Madre Solarino.JPG, Church of St. Paul. Image:Solarino Palazzo Requisenz.JPG, The Requisenz Palace. Image:monumento_ai_caduti_solarino.JPG, Monument to Fallen Italian Soldiers by night. Image:Piazza Plebiscito Solarino.JPG, Plebiscito square. Image:Veduta Solarino neve.jpg, Plebiscito square in snow. Image:Piazza IV Novembre.JPG, The IV November Square. Image:Solarino panorama nord.jpg, Solarino's north side and Climiti mountain. Image:Madonna Lacrime Solarino.JPG, Church of "Madonna delle Lacrime". Image:Stadio Solarino.JPG, The "Pippo Scatà" Stadium. Image:Centrale Anapo.JPG, The hydroelectric station of

Anapo The Anapo ( Sicilian: ''Ànapu'') is a river in Sicily whose ancient Greek name is similar to the word for "swallowed up" LSJ sv. ἀναπίνω; ἀνάποσις and at many points on its course it runs underground. The Greek myth of Anapos is a ...

river near Solarino.

References

External links

www.solarino.it/
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