Poggioreale
Poggioreale | |
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| Comune di Poggioreale | |
Derelict buildings in Poggioreale | |
Location of Poggioreale | |
| Coordinates: 37°46′N 13°2′E / 37.767°N 13.033°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Trapani (TP) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Girolamo Cangelos |
| Area | |
• Total | 37 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 189 m (620 ft) |
| Population (28 February 2017) | |
• Total | 1,496 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Poggiorealesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 91020 |
| Dialing code | 0924 |
| Patron saint | Saint Anthony of Padua |
| Saint day | June 13 |
| Website | Official website (in Italian) |
Poggioreale (Sicilian: Poggiuriali) is a ghost town and comune in the province of Trapani, western Sicily, southern Italy, located in the Belice valley. Its economy was mostly based on agriculture and fruit cultivation.
In 1968, the Belice Valley earthquake destroyed the entire town of Poggioreale and killed 200 people. The town was eventually rebuilt in a safer place a few kilometers south.