Altavilla Milicia

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Comune in Sicily, Italy

Altavilla Milicia
Comune
Comune di Altavilla Milicia
The coast of Altavilla Milicia
Location of Altavilla Milicia
38°3′N 13°33′E / 38.050°N 13.550°E / 38.050; 13.550
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Palermo (PA)
Frazioni	Torre Colonna
Government
• Mayor	Giuseppe Virga
Area ^[1]
• Total	23 km² (9 sq mi)
Elevation	73 m (240 ft)
Population (30 November 2017)^[2]
• Total	8,452
• Density	370/km² (950/sq mi)
Demonym	Altavillesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	90010
Dialing code	091
Patron saint	Madonna della Milicia
Saint day	September 6, 7 and 8
Website	Official website

Altavilla Milicia is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Palermo.

The Commune is named after the Hauteville family, Norman Settlers who conquered Sicily in the 11th century and later became the ruling dynasty of the island.^[3]^[4] The name Altavilla is an Italian translation of the French Hauteville. The feudal Barony and the Duchy of Altavilla later passed into the hands of the Adragna family.

One of the sights is the Sanctuary of the "Madonna della Milicia".

Altavilla Milicia borders the municipalities of Casteldaccia and Trabia.

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.
^ "Andiamo Sicilia". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
^ Paul Oldfield, 'The Bari charter of privileges of 1132: articulating the culture of a new Norman monarchy', Historical Research, 1 (2015), 577–597.