CARLENTINI
Generic information
Province of: Syracuse
Elevation: m
Population:
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 37.273681
Longitude: 15.016039
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Web site
Italian version: www.sicilianelmondo.com
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Description
Carlentini (Sicilian: Carruntini) is a town in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy).
The city's name has its origins in the neighboring town of Lentini. In 1551, Vice-King Giovanni De Vega founded a new city in honour of Emperor Carlo V, naming it in Latin Carleontini, or Leontini of Carlo. In Italian, it became Carlentini, and in the various Sicilian dialects, Carrintini or Carruntini.
From Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carlentini&oldid=274194400>.