Province of Enna

Municipalities

The province has 20 municipalities (comuni).

• Agira
• Aidone
• Assoro
• Barrafranca
• Calascibetta
• Catenanuova
• Centuripe
• Cerami
• Enna
• Gagliano Castelferrato
• Leonforte
• Nicosia
• Nissoria
• Piazza Armerina
• Pietraperzia
• Regalbuto
• Sperlinga
• Troina
• Valguarnera Caropepe
• Villarosa

Demographics

Main sites

• Villa Romana del Casale, in Piazza Armerina, a huge ancient Roman "villa", where there are many well preserved Roman mosaics, the most important mosaic system in the Roman world of that time;
• Morgantina, an ancient town that constitutes the most important archeological area in Central Sicily, whose finds are located in many big museums all over the world: Malibu, Los Angeles, California; New York; Musée du Louvre, Paris; and the Archeological Museum of Aidone, the commune in which Morgantina is located.
• Castello di Lombardia, in Enna, the biggest castle of Sicily: it had 20 towers centuries ago, but now it has 6 towers, and among these there is Torre Pisana, a very big tower affording an extensive panoramic vista of the surrounding countryside;
• Duomo of Enna, a cathedral built in the 13th century;
• Museo Alessi in Enna, a museum which hosts the exhibitions of the Treseaure of Enna's Our Lady and her crown, made with gold.
• The Cathedral of Piazza Armerina, characterized by a huge green dome.
• Lake Pergusa, in Enna: it has a forest inside a wildlife reserve, where thousands of rare birds can be found.
• The Autodromo di Pergusa, the most important racing circuit of southern Italy: it hosted and still hosts international competitions, such as Formula One, Formula 3000, and the Ferrari Party and other events

Events

In Enna, for Good Friday, there is a procession, and on 2 July is held the Enna's Our Lady feast; Piazza Armerina, on 11, 12 and 13 August, is seat of the Palio dei Normanni, an ancient and traditional feast whose protagonists are the horses.

References

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". [[Italian National Institute of Statistics.
2. "Monthly Demographic Balance". [[Italian National Institute of Statistics.
3. [http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3)], OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
4. (1971-10-24). "Popolazione residente e presente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1971". [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy).
5. "Dashboard Permanent census of population and housing". [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy).