Polizzi Generosa

You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Italian. (March 2022) Click [show] for important translation instructions.

Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia.
Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article.
You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at [[:it:Polizzi Generosa]]; see its history for attribution.
You may also add the template {{Translated|it|Polizzi Generosa}} to the talk page.
For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

Comune in Sicily, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Polizzi Generosa

37°48′43″N 14°00′14″E / 37.81194°N 14.00389°E / 37.81194; 14.00389CountryItalyRegionSicilyMetropolitan city Palermo (PA)FrazioniContrada Case AlberìGovernment

• MayorGandolfo LibrizziArea

^[1]

• Total134.66 km² (51.99 sq mi)Elevation

917 m (3,009 ft)Population

(1 January 2021)^[2]

• Total3,045 • Density23/km² (59/sq mi)DemonymPolizzaniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

90028

Dialing code0921Patron saintGandolfo da BinascoSaint dayThird sunday of SeptemberWebsiteOfficial website

Polizzi Generosa (Sicilian: Pulizzi) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo on the island of Sicily, southern Italy. The town sits in the hills at 917 metres (3,009 ft) above sea level.

History

The site of Polizzi shows signs of human occupation dating to the 6th century BC, with archaeological finds including coins from Himera, Carthaginian remains and a Hellenistic necropolis. In the 4th century it was a Carthaginian fortress occupied by mercenaries from Campania.

The town probably developed as a population centre in the late Middle Ages, growing around the castle built by the Norman Count of Sicily Roger I in 1076.

People

People with connections to Polizzi Generosa include:

Fashion designer Domenico Dolce, one half of the Dolce & Gabbana clothing company, was born in the town.
The writer, journalist and literary critic Giuseppe Antonio Borgese originally came from the town.
Catholic cardinal Mariano Rampolla was born in Polizzi Generosa.
Director Martin Scorsese's paternal grandparents emigrated from Polizzi Generosa.
Filmmaker and musician Antonia Scarpa's family also came from the town.
Character actor Vincent Schiavelli moved to the town, where his grandfather lived, for the final years of his life. Schiavelli was also a food and cookbook writer who wrote about Polizzi Generosa and his roots in Many Beautiful Things: Stories and Recipes from Polizzi Generosa.^[3] He was also buried there when he died.
Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to fly in space, was awarded honorary citizenship of Polizzi Generosa.

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.
^ Many beautiful things : stories and recipes from Polizzi Generosa by Vincent Schiavelli (2002 - ISBN 0-7432-1528-1)

Sources

Maggio, Theresa (2002). The Stone Boudoir: Travels Through The Hidden Villages of Sicily. New York.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)