Altavilla Milicia

Altavilla Milicia
Altavilla Milicia
Comune
	Comune di Altavilla Milicia
	The coast of Altavilla Milicia
	Location of Altavilla Milicia
	Altavilla Milicia Location of Altavilla Milicia in Italy Altavilla Milicia Altavilla Milicia (Sicily)
	Coordinates: 38°3′N 13°33′E / 38.050°N 13.550°E
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Palermo (PA)
Frazioni	Torre Colonna
Government
• Mayor	Giuseppe Virga
Area
• Total	23 km2 (9 sq mi)
Elevation	73 m (240 ft)
Population (30 November 2017)
• 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	www.comune.altavillamilicia.pa.it

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.

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