Palazzo Adriano
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Palazzo Adriano | ||
Piazza Umberto I.
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 Palazzo Adriano
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| Coordinates: 37°40′55″N 13°22′45″E / 37.68194°N 13.37917°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Sicily | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Palermo (PA) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Salvatore Masaracchia | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 129 km2 (50 sq mi) | |
| Population (31 May 2009) | ||
| • Total | 2,331 | |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 90030 | |
| Dialing code | 091 | |
Palazzo Adriano (Sicilian: Palazzu) is a town and comune in the province of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy.
The first mention of a casale Arianum dates from before 1060 under the reign of the Norman Roger I of Sicily. More reliable is information about the hamlet of Palazzo Adriano reported in a 1243 document. Since 1282, the fiefs land holdings that now constitute the area of Palazzo Adriano saw more than thirty baronies granted leases by the abbots of the monastery of Santa Maria di Fossanova.
In 1988, Giuseppe Tornatore also chose Palazzo Adriano as the setting for his film Nuovo Cinema Paradiso.
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