Chiaramonte Gulfi
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Chiaramonte Gulfi Ciaramunti |
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| Comune di Chiaramonte Gulfi | ||
View of Chiaramonte Gulfi from Mount Arcibessi.
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 Chiaramonte Gulfi
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| Coordinates: 37°01′52″N 14°42′10″E / 37.03111°N 14.70278°ECoordinates: 37°01′52″N 14°42′10″E / 37.03111°N 14.70278°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Sicily | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Province of Ragusa (RG) | |
| Frazioni | Piano dell'Acqua, Sperlinga and Roccazzo | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Giuseppe Nicastro | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 126 km2 (49 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 668 m (2,192 ft) | |
| Population (31 December 2006) | ||
| • Total | 8,021 | |
| • Density | 64/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Chiaramontani | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 97012 | |
| Dialing code | 0932 | |
| Patron saint | San Vito and La Madonna di Gulfi | |
| Saint day | 15 June | |
| Website | Official website | |
Chiaramonte Gulfi (Sicilian: Ciaramunti) is a town and comune in the province of Ragusa, Sicilia, Italy. As of 2007 Chiaramonte Gulfi had an estimated population of 8,035.
Chiaramonte Gulfi is located on a hill-top 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Ragusa at an altitude of 668 metres (2,192 ft) above sea level. The highest point is on Monte Arcibessi at 907 metres (2,976 ft).
The town is also called Balcony of Sicily for its panoramic position, with views over the Valley of the Ippari and its towns (Comiso, Vittoria, Acate) and all the way to the Mediterranean sea if looking south, as far as Mount Etna in direction north and to the Erean Mountains with Caltagirone if looking west.
In the area numerous archeological sites from the Bronze age and Iron age have been found, as well as ruins dating to the Greek arcaic era and Hellenistic era. Also Roman, Byzantine and medieval testimonies can be found.
The city was founded by the Greek colonists from Syracuse in the 7th century BC with the name of Akrillai. Destroyed a first time by the Carthaginians in 406 BC, it was rebuilt during the Timoleonic era. In 213 BC Akrillai was the location of battle in which the Syracusan army, led by Hippokrates, was defeated by the Roman army led by the Consul Marcus Claudius Marcellus. Thenceforth the city of Akrillai was part of the Roman province of Sicily, its name being changed to Acrillae.
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