Troina
Troina
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| Comune di Troina | |
 View of Troina | |
  Troina Location of Troina in Italy  Troina Troina (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 37°47′N 14°36′E / 37.783°N 14.600°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Enna (EN) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alfio Giachino |
| Area | |
• Total | 168.28 km2 (64.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,121 m (3,678 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 9,209 |
| • Density | 54.72/km2 (141.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Troinesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 94018 |
| Dialing code | 0935 |
| Patron saint | St. Sylvester |
| Saint day | June 3 |
| Website | Official website |
Troina (Sicilian: Traina) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Enna, in the Italian region of Sicily. It is located in the Nebrodi Park. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]
History
Excavations have proved that the area of Troina was settled as early as the 7th millennium BC (a farm dating from that period, and a later necropolis). Of the Greek town (most likely known as Engyon) parts of the 4th-century-BC walls remain, while from the Roman age are baths. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire it was a Byzantine stronghold and during the Islamic period the religious and moral capital of the Greek and Christian Orthodox part of Sicily. It was the site of the Battle of Troina. Roger I of Sicily had in its castle (which he captured in 1061) also a start base of his conquest of the island.
During World War II, Troina was the site of a battle between the Allies and the Axis forces. The town was mostly destroyed during the six-day fighting (31 July – 6 August 1943).
In 2021 the town began selling homes for as little as one euro in an effort to lure residents and increase the population size.[4]
Main sights
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Troina is twinned with:
Coutances, France
See also
References
- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ "The World Gazetteer". Retrieved 2007-02-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Sicilia" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ↑ "Troina: The Italian town that will pay you to restyle a €1 home". CNN.
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