Acate
Sign in to saveAcate (Sicilian: Acati or Vischiri) is a small town and comune in the south of Sicily, Italy, part of the province of Ragusa. It is located in the Dirillo River valley, from Ragusa.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Acate
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Acate
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Acate_(Rg)_Piazza_Libert%C3%A0_e_Chiesa_Madre.jpg
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Acate-Stemma.svg
- Italian comune.region
- Sicily
- Italian comune.province
- Ragusa (RG)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Marina di Acate
- Italian comune.mayor
- Giovanni Di Natale
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 101.4
- Italian comune.population_total
- 11325
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 30 November 2017
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Acatesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 199
- Italian comune.saint
- St. Vincent Martyr
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 97011
- Italian comune.area_code
- 0932
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Acate (Sicilian: Acati or Vischiri) is a small town and comune in the south of Sicily, Italy, part of the province of Ragusa. It is located in the Dirillo River valley, from Ragusa.
Until 1938 it was called Biscari, and its history dates back until the 14th century. During World War II it was the location of the Biscari Massacre, in which American troops killed numerous unarmed German and Italian soldiers.