- Petralia Sottana
Infobox CityIT
img_coa = Petralia Sottana-Stemma.png
region =Sicily
province = Palermo (PA)
elevation_m = 1000
area_total_km2 = 178
population_as_of =
population_total = 3330
population_density_km2 = 19
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|37|48|N|14|5|E|region:IT_type:city(3330)
frazioni =Piano Battaglia , Landro, Tudia, Recattivo
telephone = 0921
postalcode = 90027
gentilic = Petraliesi
saint = San Calogero
day =june 18
mayor = Santo Inguaggiato(sinceMay 14 ,2007 )
website = [http://www.petraliasottana.net www.petraliasottana.net]Petralia Sottana is a town and commune in the
Province of Palermo , in the island ofSicily ,Italy .Geography
The
Madonie Mountains cover the commune. It is bounded by the comuni ofAlimena ,Blufi ,Caltanissetta (CL),Castelbuono ,Castellana Sicula ,Geraci Siculo ,Isnello ,Marianopoli (CL),Petralia Soprana ,Polizzi Generosa ,Resuttano (CL),Santa Caterina Villarmosa (CL),Villalba (CL) and the FractionsPiano Battaglia ,Landro ,Recattivo andTudia .Coat of arms
The
coat of arms include a flamingo pink to rose to rosy white with three lillies and a golden edge. The color ranges from ocean blue to sky bloe to light snow-like blue to white reading "Lilium Petrae". The crown on the top is shaped with lilly-leaf and on top and peach circles on the bottom of the crown.Notable natives
*
Luciano Chiara (July 2 ,1910 -June 10 ,1969 inPalermo ) a mathematician, [http://matematica.uni-bocconi.it/storia/letterac/chiara.htm ] it iconExternal links
* [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~petraliasottana/ Birth Indices 1885-1895]
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Petralia+Sottana&country=IT Mapquest - Petralia Sottana]
* [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~petraliasottana/ Petralia Sottana Genealogy]
* [http://sicilia.indettaglio.it/eng/comuni/pa/petraliasottana/petraliasottana.html Petralia Sottana] it icon
* [http://sicilyweb.com/petraliasottana/ Sicily Web - Petralia Sottana]
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