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Acquaviva Platani (Caltanissetta Province) is 68 km from Caltanissetta, alt. 558 m, 3 km from the left bank of the River Platani, area 14.7 sq km, pop. 1,530, post-code 93010, tel. 0934. Agricultural economy: wheat, almonds, olives, pistachio nuts.

In 1635, Francesco Spadafora built a new village in the Michinesi fief, where there was a 10th century Arab hamlet. Because of the abundance of spring water, the village was called Acquaviva (literally "living water"). It was purchased in 1680 by Francesco Abarca.

Of interest: Clock Tower (1894) and the Baronial Palace.

Churches (Caltanissetta Diocese) include the following:
Madonna della Luce (Chiesa Madre, 17th century)
Chiesetta Purgatorio (historic)

Links to other sites about Acquaviva Platani include:
Italian Wikipedia
Italian Towns
Italian Postal Codes
Sicily Web
Sicilia
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My latest book on CD is titled Sicily - A Reference for Researchers and is now available. With a file for each town (plus many other files), it relates the history of Sicily as reflected in the photos, records and festivals of its towns. It contains over 2500 text and photo files and can be ordered at CD order.


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