Genealogy in Alimena

Genealogy in Alimena
GENEALOGY IN ALIMENA Historical notes on Alimena Located at an altitude of 750 meters, on the south-eastern border of the Madonie district, Alimena is a municipality of 1764 inhabitants, bordering the municipalities of Blufi, Bompietro, Gangi, Petralia Soprana, Petralia Sottana, Resuttano, Santa Caterina Villarmosa and Villarosa. Some archaeological finds dating back to the 4th century
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Camporeale and its history

Camporeale is a Comune of 2983 inhabitants, in the province of Palermo. It rises in the high valley of the Belice river at 440 meters above sea level, on the border of the provinces of Palermo, Trapani and Agrigento. From Makella to the foundation It seems that the city of Makella or Macella (from the
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The Surnames of Villarosa in 1748

Villarosa - Orologio Municipale
In this article we provide some brief notes on the foundation of Villarosa, as well as the list of the surnames of the families residing there in 1748. Villarosa is a town in the province of Enna, Sicily, located in the region of the Erei mountains at an altitude of 523 meters. Its territory, bordered
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Niscemi: its foundation and its first inhabitants

Niscemi is a town of 25639 inhabitants, located in the province of Caltanissetta. Its vast territory, inhabited since ancient times, in the Middle Ages was part of the county of Grassuliato (a castle-farmhouse a few kilometers from Mazzarino). The Branciforti family, owner of this vast feudal domain, between the end of the sixteenth century and
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The surnames of Pentedattilo in 1745

Pentedattilo view
Pentedattilo was founded around 640 BC. from Chalcidian settlers (the name derives from the Greek πέντα-δάκτυλος (pènta-daktylos), that is “five fingers”, with the particular shape of the rocky relief overlooking the town), and due to its position it soon became an important commercial and strategic center. The foundation of the current village was caused by
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