Aragona
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Aragona Raona |
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| Comune di Aragona | |
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.svg) Location of the municipality of Aragona in the province of Agrigento |
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 Aragona
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| Coordinates: 37°24′07″N 13°37′06″E / 37.40194°N 13.61833°ECoordinates: 37°24′07″N 13°37′06″E / 37.40194°N 13.61833°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Agrigento (AG) |
| Frazioni | Aragona, Caldare |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Salvatore Parello |
| Area | |
| • Total | 74 km2 (29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Population (December 31, 2011) | |
| • Total | 9,598 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Aragonesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 92021 |
| Dialing code | 089 |
| Patron saint | Madonna del Rosario |
| Saint day | October 7 |
| Website | Official website |
Aragona (Sicilian: Araùna or Raona) is a commune in the province of Agrigento in the Italian island of Sicily. It is 16 kilometres (10 mi) northeast of Agrigento. It is known mainly for the Macalube natural reserve and for being the Italian municipality with the highest emigration rate.
Aragona is located on the eastern slopes of the Mount Belvedere at an altitude of 428 m. In the 13th century, the Castello di Barrugeri was built near what is now Aragona, but it no longer exists. The town was founded on January 6, 1606, upon the initiative of lord Baldassare III Naselli, Count of Comiso. He had previously submitted a request for the foundation of a new village in his fiefdom of Diesi during the 49th Extraordinary General Parliament, overseen by the Spanish viceroy Lorenzo Suarez de Figueroa e Cordoba on August 2, 1604 in Messina. On September 6 of that year, the viceroy ordered an official investigation into the matter, which eventually resulted on January 6, 1606, in the granting of a licentia populandi, i.e. the permission to increase the fief's population. The new village was named after the Count's mother, donna Beatrice Aragona Branciforti.
The Naselli family ruled Aragona until 1812, when feudalism was abolished. Notable members of the family include:
The coat of arm of the Aragona municipality consists of a golden rampant lion in an azure field, with a ribbon cutting horizontally across the shield containing four red spheres. The shield is surmounted by a silver crown and standing between an olive branch to the dexter side and an oak branch to the sinister side; the branches are in turn bound together by a blue ribbon.
This symbol is derived from the coat of arms of the Naselli family, to which it greatly resembles apart for the following details: there are four red spheres instead of three golden ones; the spheres are placed in a central ribbon across the shield and not at the bottom; the rampant lion is shown whole, as opposed to being partially covered by the ribbon.
Televideo Aragona.
Another typical dish of the local cuisine is the 'mbriulata, which consists of dough filled with olives, caramelized onions,crumbled sausage, oil, salt and pepper. They are then rolled into the form of a bun and p!aced in the oven for 40 minutes.
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