Modica
Sign in to savethumb|250px|The Cathedral of San Giorgio. thumb|250px|Façade of the Baroque church of San Pietro. Modica (; ) is a city and municipality (comune) in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily, southern Italy. The city is situated in the Hyblaean Mountains. It has 53,413 inhabitants.
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Modica is a city in southeastern Sicily, Italy, located in the Hyblaean Mountains and known for its Baroque architecture, including notable churches like the Cathedral of San Giorgio and the church of San Pietro. With a population of over 53,000 residents, it serves as an important municipality in the Province of Ragusa.
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- Modica
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- Comune di Modica
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- Italian comune.region
- Sicily
- Italian comune.province
- Ragusa (RG)
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- Frigintini, Marina di Modica
- Italian comune.mayor
- Maria Monisteri Caschetto
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- 292.37
- Italian comune.population_total
- 53413
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- 2025
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thumb|250px|The Cathedral of San Giorgio. thumb|250px|Façade of the Baroque church of San Pietro. Modica (; ) is a city and municipality (comune) in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily, southern Italy. The city is situated in the Hyblaean Mountains. It has 53,413 inhabitants.
Modica has neolithic origins and it represents the historical capital of the area which today almost corresponds to the Province of Ragusa. Until the 19th century it was the capital of a County that exercised such a wide political, economical and cultural influence to be counted among the most powerful feuds of the Mezzogiorno.