Sortino

This article is about the place in Sicily. For the financial ratio, see Sortino ratio. For the softball coach, see Elaine Sortino.

Sortino
Comune
Comune di Sortino
Aerial view of Sortino
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 37°10′N15°2′E / 37.167°N 15.033°E / 37.167; 15.033
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Syracuse (SR)
Government
• Mayor	Vincenzo Parlato
Area [1]
• Total	93.33 km2 (36.03 sq mi)
Elevation	438 m (1,437 ft)
Population  (30 November 2017) [2]
• Total	8,570
• Density	91.8/km2 (238/sq mi)
Demonym	Sortinesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	96010
Dialing code	0931
Patron saint	St. Sophia
Saint day	10 September
Website	Official website

Sortino (Sicilian: Sciurtinu) is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). It is located in the Anapo river valley.

The Necropolis of Pantalica, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of "Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica" is situated between Sortino and Ferla.

History

Ancient Sortino was built on the even more ancient city of Xuthia, known to the Normans as Panterga, and was destroyed during the earthquake of 1693. The modern city is located on the top of a hill, from the former one the cellars of the fortress and the ruins of buildings have been preserved. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population of Sortino
(Source: ISTAT)

Year	1861	1871	1881	1901	1911	1921	1931	1936	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011	2021
Population	8501	8815	9024	11154	12351	11241	10216	10058	10432	9823	8794	8908	9245	9092	8907	8298

Main sights

Sortino has fifteen Roman Catholic churches. The main one is the Chiesa Madre di S. Giovanni Evangelista. Others are:

The abstract shaped Chiesa di San Giuseppe.

• Chiesa del Monastero
• Chiesa di S. Sebastiano
• Chiesa di S. Sofia
• Chiesa di S. Benedetto
• Chiesa di S. Pietro
• Chiesa dei Cappuccini
• Chiesa del Collegio
• Chiesa di S. Antonio Abate
• Chiesa di S. Mauro
• Chiesa della SS. Annunziata
• Chiesa del Purgatorio
• Chiesa del Carmine
• Chiesa di S. Francesco d'Assisi
• Chiesa di S. Giuseppe

Twin towns

• Riedstadt, Germany
• Murter, Croatia

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
3. Piale, Luigi (1853). Hand-book or new guide to Naples, Sicily and the environs. pp. 67−68. Archived from the original on 2018-03-03.