Santa Ninfa

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Santa Ninfa
Comune di Santa Ninfa
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Santa Ninfa
Santa Ninfa (Sicily)
Coordinates: 37°46′N12°53′E / 37.767°N 12.883°E / 37.767; 12.883 Coordinates: 37°46′N12°53′E / 37.767°N 12.883°E / 37.767; 12.883
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Province Trapani (TP)
Government
  MayorGiuseppe Lombardino
Area
[1]
  Total60.943 km2 (23.530 sq mi)
Elevation
464 m (1,522 ft)
Population
 (28 February 2017) [2]
  Total5,006
  Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Santaninfensi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
91029
Dialing code 0924
Website Official website

Santa Ninfa is a town and comune in the province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy.

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History

Santa Ninfa was founded in 1605 by Luigi Arias Giardina who, with approval of King Philip III of Spain, began to urbanize the country with roads and civil and religious buildings. The town is dedicated to a putative saint, venerated also in Palermo, Santa Ninfa or Nympha

The town was built with concentric roads that converge in the central square (Liberty Square). Over the years, buildings were built such as the Baronial Palace (Palazzo Baronale), the Hospital, the Church of St. Ursula, St. Anne's Church and the Convent of the Third Order of St. Francis, the Mother Church (Chiesa Madre which is the Cathedral of the country) and the prisons.

In 1615, after the founding of the Arcipretura of Santa Ninfa, the country was declared a baronial fief. From that moment on, and in the following centuries, the estate passed from family to family, enriching the country with more and more new buildings.

Santa Ninfa experienced a large emigration since the early 20th century: many inhabitants of the land left the country for the United States of America, Canada and Venezuela.

Belice earthquake

On January 15, 1968 the country of Santa Ninfa was hit by the disastrous earthquake of Belice. The quake was of the 9th grade on the Mercalli's Intensity Scale, and caused collapses in the entire country.

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References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.