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Located in the
Province:
Agrigento (AG) - Sicily - Italy
Year founded: 1666
became a Municipality
Founded by:
Demographics:
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Inhabitants are called :
Sambucesi
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Population :
6,328 (2005)
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Area :
9.588
Kilometers,
364 meters above sea-level
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Population Density :
69 people per square kilometer
Patron Saint: San
Giorgio
Feast
Date: April 23
Zip code:
92017
Phone Prefix:
0925
City Hall
Address:
Located
in Palazzo
dell'Arpa, corso Umberto I
- Sicily - Italy
Phone Number: (+39) 0925-940111
Fax:
(+39) 0925-941007
Website:
http://www.comune.sambucadisicilia.ag.it/
Email Address:
comune@comune.sambucadisicilia.it
History
The town was
founded in 827 by the Arabs. In 1923 Mussolini removed the
Arabic name “Zabut” changing the towns name to “Sambuca di
Sicilia.” Many of the buildings were damaged or destroyed by an
earthquake in 1968. After this earthquake new residences were
built outside the old town preserving the medieval layout.
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