Adrano
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| Comune di Adrano | ||
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| Coordinates: 37°40′N 14°50′E / 37.667°N 14.833°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Sicily | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Catania (CT) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Giuseppe Ferrante (Democratic Party) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 82.51 km2 (31.86 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) | |
| Population (March 2009) | ||
| • Total | 36,526 | |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Adraniti | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 95031 | |
| Dialing code | 095 | |
| Patron saint | Nicolò Politi Vincent of Saragossa |
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| Saint day | 3 August | |
| Website | Official website | |
Adrano (Sicilian: Adranu), ancient Adranon, is a town and comune in the province of Catania on the east coast of Sicily.
It is situated around 41 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Catania, which is also the capital of the province to which Adrano belongs. It lies near the foot of Mount Etna, at the confluence of the Simeto and Salso rivers. It is the commercial center for a region where olives and citrus fruit are grown. Neighbouring towns include: Biancavilla, Bronte, Paternò, Randazzo, Santa Maria di Licodia and Centuripe.
The settlement was founded by Dionysius the Elder around 400 BC, intending to strengthen Syracusan power in the region. He named the town Adranon in honour of Adranus, a deity of Phoenician origin.
In 344 BC the troops of Timoleon fought the forces of the Syracusan commander Iketas of Leontini near Adrano. During the following years, Adrano was frequently harried by Campanian mercenaries, called the Mamertinians.
The Romans conquered the growing township in 263 BC and declared it a civitas stipendiaria, obliging it to pay a costly tribute to Rome. The consul Valerius ravaged the town, enslaved the inhabitants and sold them as workers and slaves to the aratores (farmers) residing in the near city of Centuripe. In 137 BC, Eunus led an unsuccessful slave revolt against the Roman suppressors, and from then on, Adrano was nothing more than part of Centuripe.
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