San Cataldo (
Sicilian: ''San Catallu'' or ''San Cataddu'') is a
Sicilian town and ''
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 ...
'' in the
province of Caltanissetta, 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
Serradifalco ( Sicilian: ''Serradifarcu'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy.
History
Serradifalco (from ''Serra del Falcone'', "Mountain of the Falcon") was founded in the Kingdom of Sicily, in a feudal ...
,
Mussomeli,
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 o ...
, 9 km from Caltanissetta, 50 km from
Enna, 150 km from
Ragusa. 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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