Milena, Sicily
Milena (Sicilian: Milocca) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Caltanissetta in the Italian region Sicily, located about 80 kilometres (50 miles) southeast of Palermo and about 30 kilometres (19 miles) west of Caltanissetta.
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| Comune di Milena | |
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| Coordinates: 37°28′N 13°44′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Caltanissetta (CL) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claudio Cipolla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.5 km2 (9.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 423 m (1,388 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,171 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Milenesi ("Milucchisi" in local dialect) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 93010 |
| Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
| Saint day | March 19 |
| Website | Official website |
Formerly known as Milocca, it was the subject of a book, Milocca: A Sicilian Village by Charlotte Gower Chapman, who in 1935 detailed everyday life in the small rural Sicilian town, one of the earliest cultural anthropology studies of a semi-literate people.
Its name is a form of homage to the Queen Milena of Montenegro, the mother of the Queen Elena, wife of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy.
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Demographics data from ISTAT
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