Cammarata

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Comune in Sicily, Italy

Cammarata
Comune
Comune di Cammarata

Location of Cammarata
37°38′N 13°38′E / 37.633°N 13.633°E / 37.633; 13.633
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Agrigento (AG)
Frazioni	Borgo Callea
Government
• Mayor	Giuseppe Mangiapane
Area ^[1]
• Total	192.46 km² (74.31 sq mi)
Elevation	682 m (2,238 ft)
Population (30 April 2017)^[2]
• Total	6,269
• Density	33/km² (84/sq mi)
Demonym	Cammaratesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	92022
Dialing code	0922
Patron saint	St. Nicholas of Bari
Saint day	December 6
Website	Official website

Cammarata is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Palermo and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Agrigento on the eponymous mountain Mount Cammarata, which has an elevation 1,578 metres (5,177 ft) above sea level in a territory rich in forests.

Cammarata borders the following municipalities: Acquaviva Platani, Casteltermini, Castronovo di Sicilia, Mussomeli, San Giovanni Gemini, Santo Stefano Quisquina, Vallelunga Pratameno, Villalba.

History

The name derives from the Greek Kàmara, meaning "vaulted room".

King Roger I laid siege to the Cammarata in 1087 and sold it to a relative Lucia d'Altavilla (or in English Lucy of Hauteville). She then assumed the title Dominae Camaratae or Lucy of Cammarata for the town she was given

The town is mentioned in 1141 in a document mentioning several Arabic localities, a sign that it was settled at least from the Islamic domination of the island.

The county of Cammarata followed the history of Sicily under the Normans, the Hohenstaufen and the War of the Vespers. During the 14th and 15th centuries, the town supplied rock salt to nearby Palermo.^[3]

In 1397 the count rebelled and the town was besieged by Bernardo Cabrera, general of king Martin II of Sicily. Later it was a fief of the Abatellis.

Main sights

The castle, an example of Aragonese architecture

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ Bresc, H. (2013). "8. Palermo in the 14th–15th Century: Urban Economy and Trade". In A Companion to Medieval Palermo. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004252530_010