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Vittoria
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Vittoria is located in Italy
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Vittoria is located in Sicily
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Vittoria (Sicily)
Coordinates: 36°57′N 14°32′E / 36.950°N 14.533°E / 36.950; 14.533
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
ProvinceProvince of Ragusa (RG)
FrazioniScoglitti
Area
 • Total
181.31 km2 (70.00 sq mi)
Elevation
168 m (551 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2006)[1]
 • Total
61,221
 • Density340/km2 (870/sq mi)
DemonymVittoriesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
97019
Dialing code0932
Patron saintSan Giovanni Battista
Saint dayFirst Sunday of July
WebsiteOfficial website

Vittoria [vitˈtɔːrja] is a town and comune in the province of Ragusa, Sicily, Italy.[2]

With its 62,748 inhabitants Vittoria is the second most populated municipality of the province of Ragusa after Ragusa. Vittoria is the youngest town in the province and it presents a modern checkerboard structure, with wide and straight streets.

The town was founded on a very fertile valley known as "Boscopiano". On the south of the city there is the "natural reserve of Aleppo's pine" (Riserva naturale del Pino d'Aleppo). The coastlines along the sea are low and sandy with rare rocks. The highest point, though poorly mountainous, is Mount Calvo (250 meters). Victoria is located between the municipalities of Acate and Ragusa, while the hillside is bordered by the towns of Comiso and Chiaramonte Gulfi. It is located at 27 km from Ragusa and Gela, 108 km from Siracusa and 131 km from Catania.. Vittoria has an altitude of 168 meters s.l.m. and an area of 181.31 km².

The town's womenfolk are known to still do intricate embroideries, first adopted during the period of Arab rule in Sicily.

Twin towns — Sister cities

Vittoria is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Dana Facaros; Michael Pauls (2008). Sicily (illustrated ed.). New Holland Publishers. p. 77. ISBN 9781860113970.