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of the city of

Trapani Trapani ( , ; scn, Tràpani ; lat, Drepanum; grc, Δρέπανον) is a city and municipality (''comune'') on the west coast of Sicily, in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an imp ...

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Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

Prior to 20th century

* 249 BCE - Naval Battle of Drepana fought; Carthaginian forces win * 241 BCE - Romans in power * 395 CE - Drepanum becomes part of the

Eastern Roman Empire The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantino ...

. * 827 CE -

Muslim conquest of Sicily The Muslim conquest of Sicily began in June 827 and lasted until 902, when the last major Byzantine stronghold on the island, Taormina, fell. Isolated fortresses remained in Byzantine hands until 965, but the island was henceforth under Musli ...

; town called "Tarabanis" * 1097 - Town taken by forces of Norman

Roger I of Sicily Roger I ( it, Ruggero I, Arabic: ''رُجار'', ''Rujār''; Maltese: ''Ruġġieru'', – 22 June 1101), nicknamed Roger Bosso and The Great, was a Norman nobleman who became the first Count of Sicily from 1071 to 1101. He was a member of the ...

* 1266 -

Battle of Trapani The Battle of Trapani took place on 23 June 1266 off Trapani, Sicily, between the fleets of the Republic of Genoa and the Republic of Venice, as part of the War of Saint Sabas (1256–1270). During the war, the Venetians held the upper hand in n ...

* 1282 - Aragonese in power * 1284 - Naval siege of Trapani during the War of the Sicilian Vespers * 1332 - Madonna dell' Annunziata church built near town * 1421 - Trapani Cathedral construction begins. * 1432 - Trapani besieged by forces of Louis III of Anjou * 1570 - Population: 16,286 * 1726 - Earthquake (includes chronology)^{( it)} * 1748 - Population: 17,311 * 1760 -

Madonna of Trapani The Basilica-Sanctuary of Maria Santissima Annunziata (also called "Madonna of Trapani") is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Trapani, in Sicily. It is included in the Roman Catholic Diocese of T ...

church rebuilt. * 1798 - Population: 24,330 * 1820 -

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against * 1830 - (library) opens. * 1844 -

Roman Catholic Diocese of Trapani The Italian Catholic diocese of Trapani is in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Palermo. History Trapani was subject to the see of Mazzara, from the Norman Conquest until 1844, when the diocese was created. Its first bishop was ...

established * 1848 -

Sicilian revolution of 1848 The Sicilian revolution of independence of 1848 ( scn, Rivuluzzioni nnipinnintista siciliana dû 1848) occurred in a year replete with revolutions and popular revolts. It commenced on 12 January 1848, and therefore was the first of the numerous ...

* 1849 - Teatro Garibaldi (theatre) built * 1861 - (administrative region) established * 1880 - (railway station) opens. * 1897 - Population: 49,992

20th century

* 1905 -

Trapani Calcio S.S.D. F.C. Trapani 1905, commonly referred to as Trapani, is an Italian football club based in Trapani, Sicily. It currently plays in Serie D, after a year long hiatus following its exclusion from Serie C during the course of the 2020–21 seas ...

football team formed. * 1906 - Population: 47,578. * 1911 - Population: 59,593 * 1915 - begins operating. * 1937 - railway begins operating. * 1952 - begins operating. * 1960 -

Stadio Polisportivo Provinciale Stadio Polisportivo Provinciale is a multi-use stadium in Erice, Italy. It is being used by the football team Trapani Calcio and was built by the Province of Trapani Trapani ( it, Provincia di Trapani, scn, Pruvincia di Tràpani; officially ' ...

(stadium) opens in nearby

Erice Erice (; scn, Èrici) is a historic town and '' comune'' in the province of Trapani, Sicily, in southern Italy. Geography The main town of Erice is located on top of Mount Erice, at around above sea level, overlooking the city of Trapani ...

. * 1961 - Trapani–Birgi Airport opens. * 1968 - January:

1968 Belice earthquake The 1968 Belice earthquake sequence took place in Sicily between 14 and 15 January. The largest shock measured 5.5 on the moment magnitude scale, with five others of magnitude 5+. The maximum perceived intensity was X (''Extreme'') on the Mer ...

21st century

* 2001 - held; becomes mayor. * 2012 -

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held; Vito Damiano becomes mayor. * 2013 - Population: 68,967

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trapani Trapani ( , ; scn, Tràpani ; lat, Drepanum; grc, Δρέπανον) is a city and municipality (''comune'') on the west coast of Sicily, in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an imp ...