Fiumefreddo di Sicilia

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Fiumefreddo di Sicilia
Comune
Comune di Fiumefreddo di Sicilia
Castello degli schiavi.
Coat of arms
Location of Fiumefreddo di Sicilia
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Coordinates: 37°48′N 15°12′E / 37.800°N 15.200°E / 37.800; 15.200
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Catania (CT)
Frazioni	Borgo Valerio, Botteghelle, Castello, Civì, Diana, Feudogrande, Gona-Vignagrande, Ponte Borea, Liberto, Torrerossa
Government
• Mayor	Angelo Torrisi
Area [1]
• Total	12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation	62 m (203 ft)
Population  (31 December 2021)[2]
• Total	9,128
• Density	760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Fiumefreddesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	95013
Dialing code	095
Patron saint	St. Joseph: May, 19th, Immaculate Conception of Mary: last Sunday of July
Website	Official website

Fiumefreddo di Sicilia (Italian pronunciation: [ˌfjumeˈfreddo di siˈtʃiːlja]; sicilianized as Sicilian: Ciumifriddu; also now as Sicilian: I Putijeḍḍi^[3]) is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Catania on the coast of the Ionian Sea on the island of Sicily, southern Italy. It shares its borders with the municipalities of Calatabiano to the north, Mascali to the south and Piedimonte Etneo to the west.

The commune gets its name from the Fiumefreddo River which runs alongside the territory of the comune. The word "fiumefreddo" means literally "cold river", a reference to the fact that the river is fed by snow melts from Mount Etna. Fiumefreddo di Sicilia is near the major Etna tourist centres. The SS120 to Mount Etna and Randazzo start from there.

Fiumefreddo di Sicilia was so named to distinguish it from Fiumefreddo Bruzio, in the Province of Cosenza. Currently the town has almost 10,000 inhabitants.