Vallelunga Pratameno (
Sicilian: ''Vaddilonga'') is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) 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
Italian
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region
Sicily
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, located about southeast of
Palermo
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and about northwest of
Caltanissetta
Caltanissetta (; scn, Nissa or ) is a ''comune'' in the central interior of Sicily, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Caltanissetta. Its inhabitants are called ''Nisseni''.
In 2017, the city had a population of 62,797. It is the 14th l ...
.
Vallelunga Pratameno borders the following municipalities:
Cammarata
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,
Castronovo di Sicilia
Castronovo di Sicilia ( Sicilian: ''Castrunovu'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo
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,
Polizzi Generosa
Polizzi Generosa ( Sicilian: ''Pulizzi'') is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Palermo on the island of Sicily, southern Italy. The town sits in the hills at above sea level.
History
The site of Polizzi shows signs of human o ...
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Sclafani Bagni
Sclafani Bagni ( Sicilian: ''Sclàfani Bagni'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo.
Geography
Sclafani Bagni borders the following municipalities: A ...
,
Valledolmo
Valledolmo ( scn, Vaddilurmu; "Valley of heElm") is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region of Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo.
Valledolmo borders the following municipalities: Alia, Sclafani B ...
,
Villalba.
Hundreds of Vallelungesi settled in the cities of
Buffalo and
Batavia
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in the
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of
New York
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in the early 20th century, both communities establishing societies dedicated to Our Lady of Loreto, patroness of Vallelunga at the Buffalo and Batavia churches (both named St. Anthony of Padua Church). The annual feast is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of September.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Sicily
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