Destinazioni - Comune
Racalmuto
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Racalmuto (Agrigento)
Racalmuto (Sicilian: Racalmutu, from the Arabic "rahal-maut", "village in ruins") is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian Autonomous Region of Sicily, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southeast of Palermo and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Agrigento.
Racalmuto is the setting of Angelo F. Coniglio's historical fiction novella The Lady of the Wheel.
Racalmuto borders the following municipalities: Bompensiere, Canicattì, Castrofilippo, Favara, Grotte, Milena, Montedoro.
Notable people
Racalmuto was the birthplace and lifelong home of author Leonardo Sciascia (1921–89)
Bibliography
Leonardo Sciascia: Wine Dark Sea, 2001
Angelo F. Coniglio: The Lady of the Wheel, 2012
Twin towns
Hamilton, Canadaa portion of Murray St. W. in Hamilton's Little Italy is known as Corso Racalmuto, after the Racalmutesi immigrants who populated the area
Finale Ligure, Italy
References
External links
Official website
