Poggioreale

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Comune di Poggioreale
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Poggioreale
Poggioreale (Sicily)
Coordinates: 37°46′N13°2′E / 37.767°N 13.033°E / 37.767; 13.033
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Province Trapani (TP)
Government
  MayorGirolamo Cangelos
Area
[1]
  Total37 km2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation
189 m (620 ft)
Population
 (28 February 2017) [2]
  Total1,496
  Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Demonym Poggiorealesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
91020
Dialing code 0924
Patron saintSaint Anthony of Padua
Saint dayJune 13
Website Official website (in Italian)

Poggioreale (Sicilian: Poggiuriali) is a ghost town and comune in the province of Trapani, western Sicily, southern Italy, located in the Belice valley. The Economy was mostly based on agriculture and fruit cultivation.

Earthquake: The Belice Valley earthquake destroyed the entire town of Poggioreale and killed 200 people in 1968. Eventually the town was rebuilt in a safer place a few kilometers south. [3] Some of the families moved to the USA, according to a CNN article. [4] Mayor Girolamo Cangelosi wants to bring Poggioreale back to its former glory. [5] Some of the former residents and their families have been on organized tours of Poggioreale. They reunited using social media and the internet. [6] According to the New York Post, Sicilians call it their modern Pompeii. [7] Unfortunately Mayor Girolamo Cangelosi was seriously injured in an auto accident. It remains unclear what effect this may have upon his reconstruction efforts. [8]

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