Giardinello

Giardinello (Sicilian: Jardineddu) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Palermo. As of December 2010, it had a population of 2,260 and an area of 12.5 square kilometres (4.8 sq mi).[4]

Giardinello
Comune
Comune di Giardinello
Location of Giardinello
Giardinello
Location of Giardinello in Italy
Giardinello
Giardinello (Sicily)
Coordinates: 38°5′N 13°9′E
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
Metropolitan cityPalermo (PA)
Area
 • Total12.5 km2 (4.8 sq mi)
Population
 (Dec. 2010)[2]
 • Total2,260[3]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
90040
Dialing code091

Giardinello borders the following municipalities: Borgetto, Carini, Monreale, Montelepre, Partinico.

History

The town rose as a feudal village in the early 1700s at the foot of San Martino mountains and was populated by inhabitants of the nearby town of Partinico.[5]

On December 10, 1893, eleven people were killed in the Giardinello massacre during the Fasci Siciliani uprising after a rally that asked for the abolition of taxes on food and disbandment of the local field guards. The protestors carried the portrait of the King taken from the municipality and burned tax files.[6]

Demographic evolution

References
  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. (in Italian) Istat - Istituto Nazionale di Statistica
  4. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  5. Giardinello, http://sicilia.indettaglio.it
  6. (in Italian) La strage di Giardinello Archived May 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, La Sicilia, December 11, 2011
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