Poggioreale

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Comune in Sicily, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Poggioreale

37°46′N 13°2′E / 37.767°N 13.033°E / 37.767; 13.033CountryItalyRegionSicilyProvinceTrapani (TP)Government

• MayorGirolamo CangelosArea

^[1]

• Total37 km² (14 sq mi)Elevation

189 m (620 ft)Population

(28 February 2017)^[2]

• Total1,496 • Density40/km² (100/sq mi)DemonymPoggiorealesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

91020

Dialing code0924Patron saintSaint Anthony of PaduaSaint dayJune 13WebsiteOfficial website (in Italian)

Poggioreale (Sicilian: Poggiuriali) is a ghost town and comune in the province of Trapani, western Sicily, southern Italy, located in the Belice valley. The Economy was mostly based on agriculture and fruit cultivation.

Earthquake: The Belice Valley earthquake destroyed the entire town of Poggioreale and killed 200 people in 1968. Eventually the town was rebuilt in a safer place a few kilometers south.^[3] Some of the families moved to the USA, according to a CNN article.^[4] Mayor Girolamo Cangelosi wants to bring Poggioreale back to its former glory.^[5] Some of the former residents and their families have been on organized tours of Poggioreale. They reunited using social media and the internet.^[6] According to the New York Post, Sicilians call it their modern Pompeii.^[7] Unfortunately Mayor Girolamo Cangelosi was seriously injured in an auto accident. It remains unclear what effect this may have upon his reconstruction efforts.^[8]

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Ruins of Poggioreale". atlas obscura.com. 2020-11-22. Archived from the original on 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
^ Marchetti, Silvia (2019-07-06). "Ghost Town that refuses to Die". CNN. Archived from the original on 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
^ Hechtman, Michael (2019-07-06). "Mayor Wants Help". NY Post. Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
^ Donati, Silvia (2020-01-10). "Finding Families Past". Italy Magazine Com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
^ Hechtman, Michael (2019-07-06). "Mayor Wants Help". NY Post. Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
^ "Mayor Girolamo Cangelosi is breathing without machines (in Italian)".