- Grammichele
Infobox CityIT
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official_name = Comune di Grammichele
name = Grammichele
region =Sicily
province = Catania (CT)
elevation_m = 520
area_total_km2 = 30
population_as_of =January 1 ,2006
population_total = 13145
population_density_km2 = 422
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|37|13|N|14|38|E|region:IT_type:city(13225)
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telephone = 0933
postalcode = 95042
gentilic = Grammichelesi
saint = San Michele Arcangelo
day =May 8
mayor = Giuseppe Compagnone (sincejune 27 ,2003 )
website = [http://www.comune.grammichele.ct.it/pagina.asp www.comune.grammichele.ct.it]
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mapx =Grammichele (Greek: "Echetle" (meaning "plowshare"); Latin: "Echetla"; Medieval: "Occhiolà"; _sc. Grammicheli) is a town and commune in the
province of Catania inSicily , southernItaly .History
It was built in 1693, after the destruction by an earthquake of the old town of Occhialà. to the north; the latter, on account of the similarity of name, is generally identified with
Echetla , a frontier city between Syracusan and Carthaginian territory in the time of Hiero II, which appears to have been originally a Sicel city in which Greek civilization prevailed from the 5th century onwards.Main sights
To the east of Grammichele a cave shrine of
Demeter , with fine votive terracottas, has been discovered.Demographic evolution
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