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Gravina di Catania (Catania Province) is 8 km from Catania, alt. 355 m, on the south slopes of Etna, area 5.04 sq km, pop. over 27,300, post-code 95030, tel. 095. Economy: agriculture; pumice stone, lava and gravel quarries.
An ancient settlement, raised to a Principality of the Valguarnera family in 1646; its present-day name comes from the Gravina family, who for centuries were the feudal lords of the town. The full name of Gravina di Catania, is to distinguish it from Gravina in Puglia.
Churches (Catania Diocese) include the following:
San Antonio di Padova (Chiesa Madre)
S. Paolo, Villaggio S. Paolo
S. Bernardo di Chiaravalle (Carrubbella - suburb of Gravina di Catania)
On June 13 is the Festa of Sant'Antonio di Padova. There is a Festival of Craftsmen here in October.
Some links to learn more about Gravina di Catania include:
Italian Wikipedia
Italian Towns
Italian Postal Codes
Sicily Web
Gravina di Catania
Catania Provincia
Sicilia
Sicilian Net
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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