Militello in Val di Catania
Militello in Val di Catania | |
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| Comune di Militello in Val di Catania | |
Location of Militello in Val di Catania | |
| Coordinates: 37°17′N 14°47′E / 37.283°N 14.783°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Metropolitan city | Catania (CT) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giovanni Burtone |
| Area | |
• Total | 62.2 km2 (24.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 413 m (1,355 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 7,359 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Militellesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 95043 |
| Dialing code | 095 |
| Patron saint | Santissimo Salvatore and Santa Maria della Stella |
| Saint day | August 18 and September 8 |
| Website | Official website |
| Part of | Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily) |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i)(ii)(iv)(v) |
| Reference | 1024rev-003 |
| Inscription | 2002 (26th Session) |
| Area | 1.43 ha (154,000 sq ft) |
| Buffer zone | 27.48 ha (2,958,000 sq ft) |
Militello in Val di Catania (Sicilian: Militeḍḍu) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) southeast of Palermo and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Catania, on the last slopes of the Hyblaean Mountains. It has a railway station on the line Catania-Gela. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").