- Province of Enna
Infobox_ProvinceIT
fullname = Province of Enna
name = Enna
region =Sicily
capital =Enna
commune = 20
area = 2,562
population_as_of = (2001)
population = 176,959
populationdensity = 69
vehicle = EN
postal_code = 94000-94100
telephone_prefix = 0935, 0934
ISTAT = 086
president = Cataldo Salerno
Enna ( _it. Provincia di Enna; Sicilian: "Pruvincia di Enna") is a province in the autonomous island region of
Sicily inItaly . Its capital is the city ofEnna .It has an area of 2,562 km², and a total population of 177,200 (2001). There are 20
comune s (Italian: "comuni") in the province [http://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6] , seeComunes of the Province of Enna . AtJune 30 ,2005 , the main comunes by population are:The President of the Province is Cataldo Salerno.
Interesting places and tourist sites
The province of Enna has lots of interesting sites, places and events for the national and international
tourism :*
Villa Romana del Casale , inPiazza Armerina , a huge ancient Roman "villa", where there are many well preserved Romman mosaics, the most importantmosaic system in the Roman world of that time;
*Morgantina , an ancient town that constitutes the most important archeological area in CentralSicily , whose finds are located in many big museums all over the world: Malibu, Los Angeles, California; New York; Musée du Louvre, Paris; and the Archeological Museum ofAidone , the commune in which Morgantina is located.
*Castello di Lombardia , inEnna , the biggest castle ofSicily : it had 20 towers centuries ago, but now it has 6 towers, and among these there is Torre Pisana, a very big tower afording an extensive panoramic vista of the surrounding countryside;
* Duomo ofEnna , a noteworthy cathedral built in the 13th century;
* Museo Alessi inEnna , a museum which hosts the exhibitions of the Treseaure of Enna's Our Lady and her crown, made with gold.
* The Cathedral of Piazza Armerina, characterized by a huge greendome .
*Lake Pergusa , inEnna : it has a forest inside a wildlife reserve, where thousands of rare birds can be found.
* TheAutodromo di Pergusa , that is the most important racing circuit of SouthernItaly : it hosted and still hosts international competitions, such asFormula 1 ,Formula 3000 , and theFerrari Party withMichael Schumacher and other champions;
*Regalbuto : here, in 2009, the biggesttheme park in Europe will be built.
* In the province of Enna there are many castles, cathedrals, churches and interesting archeological areas, 8 lakes, many nature reserves and forests.In
Enna , forGood Friday , there is aprocession , and onJuly 2 is held the Enna's Our Lady feast;Piazza Armerina , on 11, 12 andAugust 13 , is seat of the Palio dei Normanni, an ancient and traditional feast whose protagonists are the horses.External links
* [http://www.provincia.enna.it/ Province website]
* [http://sicilia.indettaglio.it/eng/provincie/en/proven.html Pictures, history, tourism, gastronomy, books, local products, local surnames, transportation in the province of Enna]
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