Acate

Acate
Comune di Acate
Coat of arms of Acate
Location of Acate
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Acate is located in Italy
Acate
Acate
Location of Acate in Italy
Acate is located in Sicily
Acate
Acate
Acate (Sicily)
Coordinates: 37°02′02″N 14°29′39″E / 37.03389°N 14.49417°E / 37.03389; 14.49417
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
ProvinceRagusa (RG)
FrazioniMarina di Acate
Government
 • MayorGiovanni Di Natale
Area
 • Total101.4 km2 (39.2 sq mi)
Elevation
199 m (653 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2017)[2]
 • Total11,325
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
DemonymAcatesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
97011
Dialing code0932
Patron saintSt. Vincent Martyr
WebsiteOfficial website

Acate (Sicilian: Acati or Vischiri) is a small town and comune in the south of Sicily, Italy, part of the province of Ragusa. It is located in the Dirillo River valley, 34 kilometres (21 mi) from Ragusa.

Until 1938 it was called Biscari, and its history dates back until the 14th century. During World War II it was the location of the Biscari Massacre, in which American troops killed numerous unarmed German and Italian soldiers.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Population data from ISTAT