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Comune in Sicily, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Partinico (Sicilian: Partinicu, Ancient Greek: Parthenikòn, Παρθενικόν) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy. It is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Palermo and 71 kilometres (44 mi) from Trapani.
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Partinico | |
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Comune di Partinico | |
Coordinates: 38°02′42″N 13°07′15″E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Metropolitan city | Palermo (PA) |
Frazioni | Parrini |
Government | |
• Mayor | Maurizio Agnese (Special commissioner) |
Area | |
• Total | 108.06 km2 (41.72 sq mi) |
Elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
Population (1-1-2017)[2] | |
• Total | 31,847 |
• Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
Demonym | Partinicese(i) or Partinicota(i) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 90047 |
Dialing code | 091 |
Patron saint | St. Leonard of Noblac |
Saint day | November 6 |
Website | Official website |
This section is written like a travel guide. (March 2022) |
The father of American musician Frank Zappa was born in Partinico. The street Via Zammatà where the Zappa family once lived, was later renamed to Via Frank Zappa. In 2015 Zappa's son Dweezil released an album titled Via Zammata'.[3][4]
The Italian prime minister Vittorio Emanuele Orlando represented Partinico in the Italian Parliament from 1897 until 1925.
Danilo Dolci was an Italian social activist, sociologist, popular educator and poet, and for some time resident at Partinico.
The local, family-run, anti-Mafia television station Telejato is based in the town. It is owned by Pino Maniaci.
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