Castelbuono
Sign in to saveCastelbuono (Sicilian: Casteḍḍu-bonu or, locally, Castiḍḍubbuonu) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily (southern Italy). thumb|Fountain of Venere Ciprea. It is known for the castle from which its name derives, around which the city developed in the 14th century.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Castelbuono
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Castelbuono
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- CastelbuonoCentro.JPG
- Italian comune.region
- Sicily
- Italian comune.metropolitan_city
- Palermo (PA)
- Italian comune.mayor
- Mario Cicero
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 60.51
- Italian comune.population_total
- 8795
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 28 February 2017
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Castelbuonesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 423
- Italian comune.saint
- St. Anne
- Italian comune.day
- July 26
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 90013
- Italian comune.area_code
- 0921
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Main sights
- The Castle
- Other sights
- Notable people
- Twin towns
- References
- External links
Castelbuono (Sicilian: Casteḍḍu-bonu or, locally, Castiḍḍubbuonu) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily (southern Italy). thumb|Fountain of Venere Ciprea. It is known for the castle from which its name derives, around which the city developed in the 14th century.
==History== Construction of the Castle began in 1316, by order of Count Francesco I of Ventimiglia, over the ruins of the ancient Byzantine town of Ypsigro, high on the San Pietro hill. Hence its original name, Castello del buon aere ("Castle of good air"), from which the name Castelbuono is derived, literally meaning "good castle".