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Maniace
Maniace (; ) is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about northwest of Catania.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Maniace
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Maniace
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Nelson Castle - Maniace Catania - courtyard.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Courtyard in the Castello di Maniace
- Italian comune.region
- Sicily
- Italian comune.metropolitan_city
- Catania (CT)
- Italian comune.mayor
- Franco Parracello Parasiliti
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 37.7
- Italian comune.population_total
- 3753
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 31 December 2021
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Maniacesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
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Article
4 sectionsContents
- Main sights
- Castello di Maniace
- Monastic Church of St. Mary
- References
Maniace (; ) is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about northwest of Catania.
The municipality bears the name of George Maniakes (; ), a Byzantine general of the 11th century and catepan of Italy, known for his victories against the Arabs in Sicily.
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