Carlentini
Sign in to saveCarlentini () is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). It lies 45 km (28 mi) outside the provincial capital of Syracuse.
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Carlentini is a small town located in the Province of Syracuse on the island of Sicily in Italy, situated about 28 miles outside the city of Syracuse itself. While it is a modest comune (municipality), it represents one of many communities that make up Sicily's local geography and administrative divisions.
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- Carlentini
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Carlentini
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- Italian comune.region
- Sicily
- Italian comune.province
- Syracuse (SR)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Pedagaggi, Carlentini Nord
- Italian comune.mayor
- Giuseppe Stefio (since 2018-06-13)
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 157
- Italian comune.population_total
- 17509
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 31 December 2007
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- Naming history
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- Religious sites
- Twinning
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Carlentini () is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). It lies 45 km (28 mi) outside the provincial capital of Syracuse.
== Naming history == In 1551, Viceroy Juan de Vega, 1st Count of Grajal, founded a new city in honour of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, naming it with the Latin name of (). Eventually, the town came to simply be known in Sicilian as or which, in modern Italian, became .