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Sortino

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Comune in Sicily, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Sortino

37°10′N 15°2′E / 37.167°N 15.033°E / 37.167; 15.033CountryItalyRegionSicilyProvinceSyracuse (SR)Government

• MayorVincenzo ParlatoArea

^[1]

• Total93.33 km² (36.03 sq mi)Elevation

438 m (1,437 ft)Population

(30 November 2017)^[2]

• Total8,570 • Density92/km² (240/sq mi)DemonymSortinesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

96010

Dialing code0931Patron saintSt. SophiaSaint day10 SeptemberWebsiteOfficial website

Sortino (Sicilian: Sciurtinu) is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). It is located in the Anapo river valley.

The Necropolis of Pantalica, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of "Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica" is situated between Sortino and Ferla.

Main sights

Sortino has fifteen Roman Catholic churches. The main one is the Chiesa Madre di S. Giovanni Evangelista. Others are:

Chiesa del Monastero
Chiesa di S. Sebastiano
Chiesa di S. Sofia
Chiesa di S. Benedetto
Chiesa di S. Pietro
Chiesa dei Cappuccini
Chiesa del Collegio
Chiesa di S. Antonio Abate
Chiesa di S. Mauro
Chiesa della SS. Annunziata
Chiesa del Purgatorio
Chiesa del Carmine
Chiesa di S. Francesco d'Assisi
Chiesa di S. Giuseppe

Twin towns

Riedstadt, Germany
Murter, Croatia

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)