GRAMMICHELE
Generic information
Province of: Catania
Elevation: m
Population:
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 37.214658
Longitude: 14.636471
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Web site
Italian version: www.sicilianelmondo.com
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Description
Grammichele (Sicilian: Grammicheli, Greek: Echetle (meaning "plowshare"); Latin: Echetla; Medieval: Occhiolà) is a town and commune in the province of Catania in Sicily, southern Italy.
History
It was built in 1693, after the destruction by an earthquake of the old town of Occhialà. to the north; the latter, on account of the similarity of name, is generally identified with Echetla, a frontier city between Syracusan and Carthaginian territory in the time of Hiero II, which appears to have been originally a Sicel city in which Greek civilization prevailed from the 5th century onwards.
Main sights
To the east of Grammichele a cave shrine of Demeter, with fine votive terracottas, has been discovered.
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