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Maniace

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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
787
Italian comune.postal_code
95050
Italian comune.area_code
095

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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Maniace” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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