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Casa del Barroco Aragonés. Situada en la parte oriental de Sicilia, cerca del volcán Etna, Paternò fue fundada alrededor del siglo II a. C. Bajo dominio aragonés, pasó a ser posesión de la familia Moncada y fue elevada a principado en el siglo XVI.
Paternò es una localidad italiana de la provincia de Catania, región de Sicilia, con 44.983 habitantes. [3] Ubicación de la ciudad de Paternò dentro de la provincia de Catania.
Paternò (AFI: /paterˈnɔ/) è un comune italiano di 44 985 abitanti della città metropolitana di Catania in Sicilia. Situata nella parte orientale dell'isola, più precisamente nel lato sudoccidentale a ridosso del vulcano Etna, dista 18,4 km da Catania, capoluogo di provincia, e 183,7 km da Palermo, capoluogo di regione.
Around Paternò, don’t miss the Oasis of Ponte Barca, a protected natural area with small river islands, marshes and reed beds that attract water birds, and the Salinelle di Paternò geological site, where you can witness fascinating volcanic phenomena.
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Paternò borders with the municipalities of Belpasso, Biancavilla, Catenanuova (EN), Centuripe (EN), Ragalna, Ramacca and Santa Maria di Licodia. Its only hamlet (frazione) is the village of Sferro. Within Paterno there is a geologic feature named 'Salinelle', a place where small mud volcanoes emerge from cracks in the ground.This area in which the ...
The site of Paternò was settled before 3500 BC. Its inhabitants were probably the Sicani, although it was located in mainly Sicel territory. The modern name derives form the Greek Paeter Aitnaion, meaning the "Fortress of the Etnaeans". Ancient historians refer to two contiguous or nearby cities of Sican origin: Hybla Gereatis and Inessa (later ren...
Paternò is served by three state roads leading to Catania, Randazzo and Troinaareas. The train station was originally used mostly for food transportation, and is now out of service. The main passenger station is part of the narrow-gauge Ferrovia Circumetnea. The latter also provides a regular bus service to destination on the Catania-Adranoline.
Norman Castle, built in 1072 by order of Roger I of SicilySanta Maria dell'Alto, Mother Church (Chiesa Madre) of the town, built in 1342 and largely modified in the early 18th century. It is connected by a scenic staircase to the Porta del Borgo.San Francesco alla Collina (1346), with a church in Gothic style and remains of Baroque decorationsTwin towns — sister cities
Paternò is twinnedwith: 1. Santa Barbara, US, since 1978 2. Sesto Fiorentino, Italy, since 1981 3. Menden, Germany, since 1987
Giovan Battista Nicolosi, D.D.(1610–1670), Italian priest and geographerChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Paternò" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 911.
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Paterno castle. This Norman castle was built on the hill in the second half of the 11th century as a fortified outpost for the conquest of the plains below and to keep control over the Simeto River Valley. The castle was also the residence of the Angevin and Moncada.
