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Milena | |
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Comune di Milena | |
Coordinates: 37°28′N13°44′E / 37.467°N 13.733°E Coordinates: 37°28′N13°44′E / 37.467°N 13.733°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Province | Caltanissetta (CL) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Claudio Cipolla |
Area | |
• Total | 24.5 km2 (9.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 423 m (1,388 ft) |
Population (31 July 2021) [2] | |
• Total | 2 775 |
Demonym(s) | Milenesi ("Milucchisi" in local dialect) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 93010 |
Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
Saint day | March 19 |
Website | Official website |
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Formerly known as Milocca, it was the subject of a book, Milocca: A Sicilian Village by Charlotte Gower Chapman, who in 1935 detailed everyday life in the small rural Sicilian town, one of the earliest cultural anthropology studies of a semi-literate people.
Its name is a form of homage to the Queen Milena of Montenegro, the mother of the Queen Elena, wife of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy.
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