Zafferana Etnea

Infobox CityIT
img_coa = Zafferana Etnea-Stemma.png official_name = Comune di Zafferana Etnea
name = Zafferana Etnea
region = Sicily
province = Catania (CT)
elevation_m = 574
area_total_km2 = 76.1
population_as_of = Dec. 2004All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
population_total = 8648
population_density_km2 = 114
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|37|41|N|15|6|E|type:city(8,648)_region:IT
frazioni = Fleri, Pisano, Petrulli; Sarro-Civita, Passopomo, Airone-Emmaus, Poggiofelice, Caselle
telephone = 095
postalcode = 95019
gentilic = Zafferanesi
saint =
day =
mayor = Filadelfo Patané
website = [http://www.comune.zafferana-etnea.ct.it/ www.comune.zafferana-etnea.ct.it]
mapy = 15.1000
mapx = 37.6833

Zafferana Etnea (Sicilian: "Zarafana") is a "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about 160 km southeast of Palermo and about 20 km north of Catania.

The municipality of Zafferana Etnea contains the "frazioni" (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Fleri, Pisano, Petrulli; Sarro-Civita, Passopomo, Airone-Emmaus, Poggiofelice, and Caselle.

Zafferana Etnea borders the following municipalities: Aci Sant'Antonio, Acireale, Adrano, Belpasso, Biancavilla, Bronte, Castiglione di Sicilia, Giarre, Maletto, Milo, Nicolosi, Pedara, Randazzo, Sant'Alfio, Santa Venerina, Trecastagni, Viagrande.

History and culture

Zafferana Etnea was threatened by the 1992 volcanic eruption of Mt. Etna. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE3DF153AF936A15757C0A964958260 Zafferana Etnea Journal; It's Plug Up Mt. Etna or Go the Way of Pompeii] by Alan Cowell on April 25, 1992, "New York Times"] The town spread around the Priory of San Giacomo, founded in 1387 in the upper part of the Valle del Bove, the point of confluence of the lava streams from Etna's Eastern craters which frequently have destroyed the town, which has always been rebuilt. It is now a summer resort with views of landscapes toward both the mountain and the sea.

The second Sunday in August is the Festa of Madonna della Provvidenza. There is a festival of grapes, bottled fruit, mushrooms, honey, wine and chestnuts in October.

Zafferana, along with Nicolosi, is now regarded as one of the major tourist stopping points for summer and winter expeditions to the summit of Mt. Etna.

Demographic evolution

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