CIANCIANA
Generic information
Province of: Agrigento
Elevation: m
Population:
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 37.521383
Longitude: 13.434693
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Italian version: www.sicilianelmondo.com
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Description
Cianciana is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located in the middle valley of the Platani river, about 70 km south of Palermo and about 25 km northwest of Agrigento. The Monte Cammarata (1,579 m), part of the Monti Sicani chain, is in the nearby.
Cianciana borders the following municipalities: Alessandria della Rocca, Bivona, Cattolica Eraclea, Ribera, Sant'Angelo Muxaro.
History
According to local chronicles, a town known as La Ferla existed in the area in 1269. This was likely destroyed by an earthquake. Archaeological excavations have found traces of Roman temples and other constructions, including a "castle" called Casaletto di Chincana, whence the name given to the area in the feudal era of the Kingdom of Sicily.
Cianciana itself was founded on October 4, 1646 as Sant'Antonio di Cianciana, under the aegis of the Joppolo feudal family. In 1713 it had 2,303 inhabitants.
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