Belpasso

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Comune in Sicily, Italy

Belpasso Malpasso
Comune
Comune di Belpasso
Chiesa Madre
Location of Belpasso
37°35′N 14°59′E / 37.583°N 14.983°E / 37.583; 14.983
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Catania (CT)
Frazioni	Piano Tavola
Government
• Mayor	Daniele Giuseppe Maria Motta
Area ^[1]
• Total	166.33 km² (64.22 sq mi)
Elevation	551 m (1,808 ft)
Population (30 April 2017)^[2]
• Total	28,128
• Density	170/km² (440/sq mi)
Demonym	"Belpassesi" or "Mappassoti" in Sicilian
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	95032
Dialing code	095
Patron saint	St. Lucy
Saint day	13 December
Website	Official website

Belpasso (Sicilian: Malupassu, Marpassu or Mappassu) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about 150 kilometres (93 mi) southeast of Palermo and about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of Catania. Belpasso is the second biggest comune of the Catania's area for area (after Catania).

The original town was destroyed by the lava flows from Mount Etna in 1669. Rebuilt in a lower plain, that habitation was known as Fenice Moncada; the latter name derives from the family of the Princes of Paterno who owned the feud. This habitation proved malarial and was heavily damaged by the 1693 Sicily earthquake, causing the spot to be abandoned and named Malpasso, and the present town was founded in 1695 in lands belonging to the Duke of Montalto.^[5]

Belpasso is the home to Condorelli, productor of typical Sicilian sweets, exported in all parts of the world, Condorelli is the owner of a bar franchising, mainly located in the Metropolitan City of Catania.

Belpasso borders the following municipalities: Adrano, Biancavilla, Bronte, Camporotondo Etneo, Castiglione di Sicilia, Catania, Lentini, Maletto, Mascalucia, Motta Sant'Anastasia, Nicolosi, Paternò, Ragalna, Ramacca, Randazzo, San Pietro Clarenza, Sant'Alfio, and Zafferana Etnea.

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.
^ "THE BRITISH ARMY IN SICILY, AUGUST 1943". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
^ "Quei bambini sul carro armato – la Repubblica.it". Archivio – la Repubblica.it (in Italian). 11 June 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
^ Dizionario geografico dei comuni della Sicilia e delle frazioni comunali, by Giuseppe di Vita; Editor: F Pravata, Palermo; 1906; page 27.