Monreale

Monreale (; ; Sicilian: Murriali) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Southern Italy. It is located 310 meters (1017.06 ft) above the sea level on the slope of Mount Caputo, a small promontory overlooking the valley of Palermo, from which it is approximately 7 km (4 miles) to the south.

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Monreale is a town in Sicily, Italy, located in the hills south of Palermo at an elevation of about 310 meters. It sits on the slope of Mount Caputo and overlooks the valley of Palermo from a distance of roughly 7 kilometers.

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Key facts

Italian comune.name: Monreale
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Monreale
Italian comune.image_skyline: MonrealeCathedral-pjt1.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: Interior of Monreale Cathedral.
Italian comune.image_shield: Monreale-Stemma.svg
Italian comune.region: Sicily
Italian comune.metropolitan_city: Palermo (PA)
Italian comune.frazioni: Aquino, Borgo Fraccia, Borgo Schirò, Cicio di Monreale, Giacalone, Grisì, Monte Caputo, Pietra, Pioppo, Poggio San Francesco, San Martino delle Scale, Sirignano, Sparacia, Tagliavia, Villaciambra
Italian comune.mayor: Alberto Arcidiacono
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 530.18
Italian comune.population_total: 39032
Italian comune.population_as_of: 31 October 2017
Italian comune.population_demonym: Monrealesi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 310
Italian comune.saint: St. Castrensis
Italian comune.day: 11 February
Italian comune.postal_code: 90046
Italian comune.area_code: 091

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History
Main sights
The Cathedral
Other sights
International relations
Notable people
See also
References
External links

The town developed on a site used by the Norman kings for hunting. They built a royal palace there, hence the name Mons Regalis. The city gained great importance when king William II of Sicily built Monreale Cathedral with the adjoining Benedictine monastery. In 1183, it became the seat of the archbishop.

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