Partinico

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Partinico
Comune
Comune di Partinico
Location of Partinico
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Coordinates: 38°02′42″N 13°07′15″E / 38.04500°N 13.12083°E / 38.04500; 13.12083
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Palermo (PA)
Frazioni	Parrini
Government
• Mayor	Maurizio Agnese (Special commissioner)
Area [1]
• Total	108.06 km2 (41.72 sq mi)
Elevation	175 m (574 ft)
Population  (1-1-2017)[2]
• Total	31,847
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Demonym	Partinicese(i) or Partinicota(i)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	90047
Dialing code	091
Patron saint	St. Leonard of Noblac
Saint day	November 6
Website	Official website

Partinico (Sicilian: Partinicu, Ancient Greek: Parthenikòn, Παρθενικόν) is a city/town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy. It is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Palermo and 71 kilometres (44 mi) from Trapani.

Main sights

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• Church of San Giuseppe, housing 17th-century paintings.
• Neo-Classicist Chiosco della Musica.
• Baroque fountain.
• Real Cantina Borbonica.

Notable people and places

The father of American musician Frank Zappa was born in Partinico. The street Via Zammatà where the Zappa family once lived, was later renamed to Via Frank Zappa. In 2015 Zappa's son Dweezil released an album titled Via Zammata'.^[3][4]

The Italian prime minister Vittorio Emanuele Orlando represented Partinico in the Italian Parliament from 1897 until 1925.

Danilo Dolci was an Italian social activist, sociologist, popular educator and poet, and for some time resident at Partinico.

The local, family-run, anti-Mafia television station Telejato is based in the city/town.

See also

• Sanctuary of Madonna del Ponte

Gallery

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  The church of St Joachim
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  The church of the Annunciation

References

External links

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