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| mayor = Giovanni Moscato
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| area_total_km2 = 181.31
| area_total_km2 = 181.31
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| population_total = 61221
| population_total = 64212
| population_as_of = 31 December 2006
| population_as_of = 30 November 2016
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| population_demonym = Vittoriesi
| population_demonym = Vittoriesi
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| saint = [[John the Baptist|San Giovanni Battista]]
| saint = St. [[John the Baptist]]
| day = First Sunday of July
| day = First Sunday of July
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'''Vittoria''' {{IPA-it|vitˈtɔːrja|}} is a town and ''[[comune]]'' in the [[province of Ragusa]], [[Sicily]], [[Italy]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Dana Facaros|author2=Michael Pauls|title=Sicily|date=2008|publisher=New Holland Publishers|isbn=9781860113970|page=77|edition=illustrated}}</ref> With its 62,748 inhabitants Vittoria is the second most populated municipality of the [[province of Ragusa]] after [[Ragusa, Italy|Ragusa]].
'''Vittoria''' {{IPA-it|vitˈtɔːrja|}} is a town and ''[[comune]]'' in the [[province of Ragusa]], [[Sicily]], southern, [[Italy]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Dana Facaros|author2=Michael Pauls|title=Sicily|date=2008|publisher=New Holland Publishers|isbn=9781860113970|page=77|edition=illustrated}}</ref> With its 62,748 inhabitants Vittoria is the second most populated municipality of the [[province of Ragusa]] after [[Ragusa, Italy|Ragusa]].


==History==
==History==
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==Geography==
==Geography==
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). Vittoria is located between the municipalities of [[Acate]] and [[Ragusa, Italy|Ragusa]], while the hillside is bordered by the towns of [[Comiso]] and [[Chiaramonte Gulfi]]. It is located at 27&nbsp;km from [[Ragusa, Italy|Ragusa]] and [[Gela]], 108&nbsp;km from [[Syracuse, Sicily|Siracusa]] and 131&nbsp;km from [[Catania]]. Vittoria has an altitude of 168 meters s.l.m. and an area of 181.31&nbsp;km². Its only hamlet (''[[frazione]]'') is the seaside village of [[Scoglitti]].
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). Vittoria is located between the municipalities of [[Acate]] and [[Ragusa, Italy|Ragusa]], while the hillside is bordered by the towns of [[Comiso]] and [[Chiaramonte Gulfi]]. It is located at 27&nbsp;km from [[Ragusa, Italy|Ragusa]] and [[Gela]], 108&nbsp;km from [[Syracuse, Sicily|Siracusa]] and 131&nbsp;km from [[Catania]]. Vittoria has an altitude of 168 meters s.l.m. and an area of 181.31&nbsp;km². Its only hamlet (''[[frazione]]'') is the seaside village of [[Scoglitti]].

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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Vittoria Piazza del Popoplo.jpg|People's Square
File:Vittoria Teatro Comunale.jpg|Municipal Theatre
File:Vittoria La Chiesa e il Convento delle Grazie.jpg|Church and Convent
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==Twin towns — sister cities==
==Twin towns — sister cities==
Vittoria is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:
Vittoria is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Vittoria}}
{{commons category|Vittoria}}
*{{it icon}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20060215173722/http://www.comune.vittoria.rg.it/ Vittoria official website]
* [http://www.comune.vittoria.rg.it/ Official website] {{it icon}}
*{{it icon}} [http://www.vittoriaweb.com/ Portal of Vittoria]
*[http://www.vittoriaweb.com/ Portal of Vittoria] {{it icon}}


{{Province of Ragusa}}
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Revision as of 12:30, 5 July 2018

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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
ProvinceRagusa (RG)
FrazioniScoglitti
Government
 • MayorGiovanni Moscato
Area
[1]
 • Total
181.31 km2 (70.00 sq mi)
Elevation
168 m (551 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2016)[1]
 • Total
64,212
 • Density350/km2 (920/sq mi)
DemonymVittoriesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
97019
Dialing code0932
Patron saintSt. John the Baptist
Saint dayFirst Sunday of July
WebsiteOfficial website

Vittoria [vitˈtɔːrja] is a town and comune in the province of Ragusa, Sicily, southern, Italy.[2] With its 62,748 inhabitants Vittoria is the second most populated municipality of the province of Ragusa after Ragusa.

History

Vittoria is the youngest town in the province and it presents a modern checkerboard structure, with wide and straight streets. The town's womenfolk are known to still do intricate embroideries, first adopted during the period of Arab rule in Sicily.

Geography

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). Vittoria 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. Its only hamlet (frazione) is the seaside village of Scoglitti.

Twin towns — sister cities

Vittoria is twinned with:

See also

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.
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