Sortino ( Sicilian: ''Sciurtinu'') is a town and ''

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'' in the

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(

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). It is located in the

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river valley. The

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, part of the

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of "Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica" is situated between Sortino and

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History

Ancient Sortino was built on the even more ancient city of ''Xuthia'', known to the Normans as ''Panterga'', and was destroyed during the earthquake of 1693. The modern city is located on the top of a hill, from the former one the cellars of the fortress and the ruins of buildings have been preserved.

Demographics

Main sights

Sortino has fifteen

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churches. The main one is the ''Chiesa Madre di S. Giovanni Evangelista''. Others are: Sortino neue Kirche

*Chiesa del Monastero *Chiesa di S. Sebastiano *Chiesa di S. Sofia *Chiesa di S. Benedetto *Chiesa di S. Pietro * Chiesa dei Cappuccini *Chiesa del Collegio *Chiesa di S. Antonio Abate *Chiesa di S. Mauro *Chiesa della SS. Annunziata *Chiesa del Purgatorio *Chiesa del Carmine *Chiesa di S. Francesco d'Assisi *Chiesa di S. Giuseppe

Twin towns

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, Germany *

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, Croatia

References

Municipalities of the Province of Syracuse {{sicily-geo-stub