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Termini Imerese (Palermo Province) is 38 km. from Palermo, alt. 77 m., on the Tyrrhenian coastal strip east of the River San Leonardo, on the slopes of Monte San Calogero, area 77.58 sq. km., pop. over 27,700, post-code 90018, tel. 091. Economy: agriculture, handicraft, various industries, fishing.

Its territory was inhabited in pre-historic times. After the destruction of Himera (by Carthage in 409 BC), the surviving Greek inhabitants fled to the nearby Hot Springs - known to them as "Thermae Himerenses". It was Carthaginian until the First Punic War when it was conquered (252 BC) by the Romans who enlarged the town. The city declined following Barbarian invasions, but flourished again under the Arabs.

There is a section of the provincial archives located at via Stesicoro #242. Of course, the train station is at the bottom of the hill while the Stato Civile and Duomo are at the top of the hill. Spectacular views and wonderful people!

Of interest is the Porta Palermo, the only gate remaining from the 16th century walls, and the Villa Palmeri (public gardens laid out in 1845). Also the Biblioteca Liciniana (library founded in 1800 containing precious parchments, incunabula, and rare editions). The Town Hall (1610) is on the Piazzo Duomo. Nearby is the Baldassare Romano Civil Museum, built in 1873. The Principe di Piemonte Belvedere, with the castle nearby, has an extraordinary view of the town and coast as far as Cefalu. A winding lane known as "la serpentina" leads to the Riparo del castello, a cave that has produced important prehistoric finds. Further on is the Thermal Station.

The Carneval celebration at Termini is one of the finest in Sicily. It is the oldest Carneval celebration in Sicily with traditional carts and enormous papier-mache figures.

Churches (Palermo Diocese) include the following:
S. Nicola di Bari (Cattedrale, 15th century)
Chiesa di San Marco Evangelista (historic)
Chiesa di Santa Caterina d'Allesandria (15th century, historic)
Madonna della Consolazione
Maria SS. Annunziata (historic)
Maria SS del Carmelo
Maria SS. Odigitria (historic)
S. Antonio di Padova
San Bartolomeo (historic)
San Carlo Borromeo
San Francesco di Paola (historic)
San Francesco Saverio (historic)
San Giacomo (historic)
San Girolamo (Cappoccini, historic)
San Giuseppe (historic)
San Orsola (historic)
San Pietro (historic)
Santa Anna (historic)
Santa Maria del Monte (historic)
Santa Maria della Misericordia (historic)
Santa Maria della Provvidenza (historic)
Santa Maria di Gesu or della Gancia (historic)
SS. Salvatore

Families we've researched in those records include the following:
Aglieri Rinella, Agnello, Amadeo, Amato, Amodeo, Anselmo, Ardizzone, Ardizzone Caito, Arena, Arrigo, Artese, Avventi, Azzarello, Badali, Balsamo, Barone, Barranti, Battaglia, Bianoti, Bisesi, Bisignone, Bodali, Bondi, Bordonaro, Borgese, Bova, Bova Conti, Bova Lupo, Brucato, Brugnone, Bruno, Buscanno, Cacicia, Caito, Caito Ardizzone, Calabro, Calcagno, Calandro, Calauro, Calbro, Calcagno, Caldarone, Calilla, Callari, Campagna, Candioto, Cannata, Cannioto, Capodici, Capone, Capuano, Carani, Cardosi, Carioto, Caruso, Castagna, Castro, Catalano, Catanese, Catanzaro, Cavara, Certo, Chiaramonte, Ciancialo, Ciancido, Cianciolo, Cignoiolo, Ciofalo, Cipolla, Cira, Ciresi, Cirrintano, Coci, Collari, Comella, Coniglio, Corsales, Corso, Cortese, Cosimano, Cosentino, Cosintino, Costa, Crisanti, Crivello, Crupi, Culotta, Curreri, Cusimano, Cusintino, Cutrora, D'Amico, D'Amore, D'Angelo, D'Anna, D'Aquila, D'Attilo, Deluca, Demma, Denaro, di Blasi, di Busi, di Cola, di Domenico, di Lisi, di Maria, di Meceli, di Mercurio, di Miceli, di Natale, Di Nova, di Novo, di Nuovo, Donato, Evola, Fasone, Filicicchia, Filippello, Firorino, Formuso, Forte, Frenda, Furceri, Fusco, Gacicia, Gagliano, Galioto, Galtioto, Galluzzo, Ganci, Ganguzza, Gargotta, Garofalo, Garoppolo, Gatto, Gelardi, Gerardi, Gentile, Geraci, Giglio, Giuffre, Giuliano, Giunta, Graziano, Grigori, Guardalabene, Guarino, Gucciardi, Guglielmino, Gullo, Guserra, Iannarino, Imarra, Indovina, Inserra, Intile, Ippolito, Inserra, Invino, La Cavera, La Manna, La Mantia, La Nasa, La Rocca, la Scala, La Scola, La Sita, Lanatro, Lanzarotta, Lazio, Lentile, lo Bello, lo Belo, lo Bianco, lo Bono, Lo Buono, lo Coco, lo Forte, lo Presti, lo Schiavo, Lodata, Lombardo, L'Onatro, Longo, Macaluso, Maccio, Malatia, Mancione, Manciuffi, Mancuso, Mangano, Mangarello, Mangione, Mantia, Marfisi, Marsala, Martia, Martino, Masari, Mascari, Mascolino, Massaro, Matracia, Melchiore, Meli, Mercurio, Merlina, Messina, Messineo, Micari, Miceli, Millonge, Minardo, Mirabella, Misserio, Missineo, Morcellino, Morello, Mormino, Moscolino, Muffolatto, Nasalia, Navarra, Onatro, Pace, Palmisano, Palmisaro, Palumbo, Pampalone, Pandolfino, Panisi, Papania, Passefiume, Pansica, Papania, Parrino, Pasateri, Passefiume, Perillo, Perrone, Piazza, Piraino, Pirillo, Pirrone, Pisuto, Pistorio, Pizzuto, Polito, Presti, Provenzale, Purpura, Pusateri, Quattrocchi, Ragona, Rancadore, Rancatore, Re, Restivo, Rinella, Rini, Rizzo, Rocca, Rocco, Romano, Rostino, Rotola, Rubbino, Rubino, Ruggiero, Runzo, Russitano, Russo, Sala, Salamone, Salemi, Salerno, Salvo, Sanfilippo, Sanseri, Sansone, Sansone Chiariano, Sansone Zadia, Sansone Zodia, Sarraino, Satariano, Scala, Scaletta, Scalia, Scalisi, Scarpace, Scarsone, Schiavo, Schillaci, Scola, Scolaro, Selvaggio, Seminara, Serio, Settecase, Sfarza, Sfragale, Sgarlata, Silvestri, Siragusa, Sodaro, Spagnolo, Spalla, Spatafora, Speciale, Sperando, Spicuzza, Spicuzza Scalia, Spolla, Tantillo, Tardeo, Tedesco, Teresi, Torregrasso, Tranchida, Trantenella, Trentanella, Trapani, Turourici, Turtorici, Turturici, Ucciardo, Vaianisi, Vajanisi, Valenti, Varcarella, Vazzana, Ventimiglia, Vinci, Vitale, Vittoria, Vittorio, Volante, Zadia, Zangara, Zarcone, Zoida, Zombardo, Zuccaro, Zucchero, Zumbardo

Other links to sites with information on Termini Imerese include:
Ancient Sicily
Termini Imerese Photos
www.termini-imerese.org
Italian Wikipedia
Italian Towns
Italian Postal Codes
Sicily Web
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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