Carlentini () is a town and ''
comune
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'' in the
Province of Syracuse,
Sicily
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(
Italy
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). It lies 45 km (28 mi) outside the provincial capital of
Syracuse.
Naming history
In 1551,
Viceroy
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The term derives from the Latin prefix ''vice-'', meaning "in the place of" and the Anglo-Norman ''roy'' (Old Frenc ...
Juan de Vega, 1st Count of Grajal, founded a new city in honour of
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, naming it with the
Latin
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name of (). Eventually, the town came to simply be known in
Sicilian as or which, in modern
Italian, became .
Attractions
Religious sites
*
Chiesa Madre dedicated to the Immacolata Concezione
*Santa Maria di Roccadia
*San Sebastiano
*Madonna delle Grazie
Twinning
Carlentini is
twinned with the following places:
*
Santa Luċija, Malta
*
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See also
*
1990 Carlentini earthquake
*
Lentini
References
Municipalities of the Province of Syracuse
Populated places established in 1551
1551 establishments in the Spanish Empire
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