Paternò

thumb|Silver and gold patera|phiale from the Paternò Treasure, 4th century BC ([[Antikensammlung Berlin)]]Paternò () is a city and (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania, in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. With a population of , it is the 4th-largest city of the province and the 17th-largest in Sicily.

1943 an airborne forces operation undertaken during the Allied invasion of Sicily

castle in Paternò, Italy