Contessa Entellina

Contessa Entellina
Comune di Contessa Entellina
Bashkia e Kuntisës
Landscape of Contessa Entellina
Landscape of Contessa Entellina
Location of Contessa Entellina
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Contessa Entellina is located in Italy
Contessa Entellina
Contessa Entellina
Location of Contessa Entellina in Italy
Contessa Entellina is located in Sicily
Contessa Entellina
Contessa Entellina
Contessa Entellina (Sicily)
Coordinates: 37°44′N 13°11′E / 37.733°N 13.183°E / 37.733; 13.183
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
Metropolitan cityPalermo (PA)
Government
 • MayorLeonardo Spera
Area
 • Total136.48 km2 (52.70 sq mi)
Elevation
571 m (1,873 ft)
Population
 (30 June 2017)[2]
 • Total1,721
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
DemonymContessioti
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
90030
Dialing code091
Patron saintSaint Nicholas of Myra
Saint dayDecember 6
WebsiteOfficial website

Contessa Entellina (Albanian: Kuntisa) is a small comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, in Sicily, southern Italy.

Is located in the "Valle del Belìce" at 571 metres (1,873 ft) above sea level in the mountains called Brinjat, is situated 80 km from Palermo. The country, along with Piana degli Albanesi and Santa Cristina Gela, is among the three ethnic communities of Arbëreshë of Sicily, who still speak Albanian, carefully preserve the Orthodox rite, the Albanian costumes, musical and gastronomic traditions of the ancient Albania.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.